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ⓘ About Mary Chamberlain
Mary Chamberlain is a published novelist and a historian of Britain and the Caribbean. She was born in London and studied politics and international relations at the University of Edinburgh and then the London School of Economics. She has worked with oral history and life story methods in 1995, publishing quite a lot on women’s and Caribbean history. Mary is an Emeritus Professor of Caribbean History at Oxford Brookes University. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and is a Trustee of the National Life Story Collection in the National Sound Archive of the British Library. She is known for writing the novel The Dressmaker of Dachau, which came out under that title in 2015 in the United Kingdom. It was an international best seller and sold to nineteen countries.
All Book Series by Mary Chamberlain
Family Love in the Diaspora: Migration and the Anglo-Caribbean Experience
Book 7 of 9 · published 2006
Old Wives' Tales: The History of Remedies, Charms and Spells
Book 8 of 9 · published 2010
Empire and Nation-building in the Caribbean: Barbados, 1937-66
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2010
Thinking About Oral History: Theories and Applications
Book 2 of 3 · published 2007
Memories of Mass Repression: Narrating Life Stories in the Aftermath of Atrocity
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2008
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Mary Chamberlain?
Mary Chamberlain is a published novelist and a historian of Britain and the Caribbean. She was born in London and studied politics and international relations at the University of Edinburgh and then the London School of Economics. She has worked with oral history and life story methods in 1995, publishing quite a lot on women’s and Caribbean history.
Which Mary Chamberlain series should I start with?
Mary Chamberlain's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Mighty Jester (2014).
How many books has Mary Chamberlain written?
Mary Chamberlain has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1977 and 2021. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Non-Fiction, Standalone Novels and Anthologies.
In what order should Mary Chamberlain's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 16 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 Mary Chamberlain's books organised into series?
This guide splits Mary Chamberlain's 16 books into categories rather than numbered series: Non-Fiction (9 books); Standalone Novels (4 books); Anthologies (3 books).