Graham Swift

Graham Swift

5 Series • 20 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Sweet Shop Owner (1980)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: Chemistry (2012)
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Publication Order of Collections
Start with: Learning to Swim (1982)

ⓘ About Graham Swift

Graham Swift is an English short story author and novelist whose sophisticated psychological works are an exploration of the effects of family history on modern domestic living. The author spent much of her childhood in London and went to Cambridge’s Queens College and York University’s Dulwich College. It is from these two colleges that he graduated with his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Swift was born the youngest of two siblings born to a civil service clerk who at some point fought in the Second World War as a fighter pilot in the Royal Navy. Graham is thus a baby boomer and loves the typical things of his generation such as traveling and being carefree.

All Book Series by Graham Swift

1
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The Sweet Shop Owner

Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 1980

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1980
2
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Shuttlecock

Book 2 of 12 · published 1981

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1981
3
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Waterland

Book 3 of 12 · published 1983

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1983
4
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Out of This World

Book 4 of 12 · published 1988

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1988
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Ever After

Book 5 of 12 · published 1992

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1992
6
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Last Orders

Book 6 of 12 · published 1996

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1996
7
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Waterland / Last Orders

Book 7 of 12 · published 1999

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1999
8
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The Light of Day

Book 8 of 12 · published 2003

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2003
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Tomorrow

Book 9 of 12 · published 2007

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2007
10
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Wish You Were Here

Book 10 of 12 · published 2011

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2011
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Mothering Sunday

Book 11 of 12 · published 2016

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2016
12
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Here We Are

Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2020

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2020
1
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Chemistry

Single-title series · published 2012

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2012
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Learning to Swim

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1982

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1982
2
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England

Book 2 of 3 · published 2014

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2014
3
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Twelve Post-War Tales

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2025

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2025
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Making An Elephant

Single-title series · published 2004

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2004
1
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Best of Young British Novelists

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1983

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1983
2
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The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories

Book 2 of 3 · published 1987

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1987
3
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The Picador Book of 40

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2012

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2012

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Graham Swift?

Graham Swift is an English short story author and novelist whose sophisticated psychological works are an exploration of the effects of family history on modern domestic living. The author spent much of her childhood in London and went to Cambridge’s Queens College and York University’s Dulwich College. It is from these two colleges that he graduated with his bachelor's and master's degrees.

Which Graham Swift series should I start with?

Graham Swift's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Sweet Shop Owner (1980).

How many books has Graham Swift written?

Graham Swift has 20 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1980 and 2025. They are filed under 5 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Collections and Anthologies.

In what order should Graham Swift's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 20 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Graham Swift's books organised into series?

This guide splits Graham Swift's 20 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (12 books); Collections (3 books); Anthologies (3 books); Short Stories/Novellas (1 book); Non-Fiction (1 book).