Marcia Willett Books In Order
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Looking Forward | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Holding on | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Winning Through | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Prodigal Wife | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Those Who Serve / First Friends | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Friend of the Family / Thea's Parrot | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Courtyard | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dipper | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Amy Wingate's Journal | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hattie's Mill | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Starting Over | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Second Time Around | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Week in Winter | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Summer in the Country | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Forgotten Laughter | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Children's Hour | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Birdcage | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Golden Cup | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Memories Of The Storm | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Echoes of the Dance | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Way We Were | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Summer House | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Christmas in Cornwall / The Christmas Angel | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sea Garden | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Postcards from the Past | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Indian Summer | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Summer On The River | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Songbird | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Seven Days in Summer | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Homecomings | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Reflections | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Facing the Music | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Quick and the Dead | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sisters Under the Skin | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Starry, Starry Night | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Garden House | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Publication Order of Ready-to-Read Level 2 Books
Romulus and Remus | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Helen Keller and the Big Storm | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Betsy Ross and the Silver Thimble | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sacagawea and the Bravest Deed | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Thomas Edison to the Rescue! | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Paul Revere and the Bell Ringers | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Babe Ruth and the Ice Cream Mess | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Practice Makes Perfect | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Annie Oakley Saves the Day | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
George Washington's First Victory | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Party on, America! | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jackie Robinson and the Big Game | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Space Case | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scary Basement | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Thomas Jefferson and the Ghostriders | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Smurfs: Off To School! | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Very Clumsy Tale | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ruby's New Home | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Snow Giant | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pigeon Hero! | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Really Rotten Princess | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jamie to the Rescue! | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Here Come the Croods | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lesson for Martin Luther King Jr. | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Really Rotten Princess and the Cupcake Catastrophe | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Do Not Open! | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
All About the Dragons | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dragon Mountain Adventure | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Walter the Baker | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kung Fu Road Trip | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gabe: The Dog Who Sniffs Out Danger | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sadie: The Dog Who Finds the Evidence | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Surprise, Trojans! | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How to Pick Your Dragon | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tip's Tips on Friendship | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
You Got a Rock, Charlie Brown! | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Time for School, Charlie Brown | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hamster Holmes, A Mystery Comes Knocking | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tiny Seed | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How to Defend Your Dragon | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stella: The Dog with the Big Heart | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Panda School | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hamster Holmes, Combing for Clues | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
You've Got Talent, Charlie Brown | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Berkley, the Terrible Sleeper | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How to Raise Three Dragons | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Old Friends, New Friends | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hooray for Reading! | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Going to Grandma's | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leaf Dance | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sealed with a Kick | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Happy Valentine's Day, Charlie Brown! | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Make a Trade, Charlie Brown! | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Living in . . . Brazil | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hamster Holmes, On the Right Track | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Living in . . . Italy | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How to Build a Dragon Fort | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Peppermint Patty Goes to Camp | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How to Track a Dragon | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Living in . . . Mexico | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Living in . . . China | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lucy Knows Best | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Thankfulness Is Awesomeness | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Living in . . . India | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Living in . . . South Africa | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Linus Gets Glasses | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Living in . . . Australia | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Living in . . . Egypt | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Video Game Ever | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Alvin and the Superheroes | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Autumn Festival Fun | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Living in . . . South Korea | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Campout Challenge | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Juliet Saves the Day! | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Snoopy and Woodstock | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Living in . . . Russia | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Parrot in the Painting | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Raccoon at the White House | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Keith's Story | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
When Migo Met Smallfoot | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fun Dad | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Puppy for Helen Keller | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jump Shot | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
First Pitch | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hamster Holmes, A Bit Stumpe | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Cat Who Ruled the Town | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Starry, Starry Night | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Journey to Pluto | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
If You Love Dolphins, You Could Be... | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
If You Love Video Games, You Could Be... | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Snoopy, First Beagle on the Moon! | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Breakaway | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Sea Otter to the Rescue | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mission to the Moon! | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Come Sit with Me | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gobble Up, Snoopy! | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Christmas Is Here! | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
If You Love Fashion, You Could Be... | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sunspot's Night Out | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hamster Holmes, Afraid of the Dark? | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Slap Shot | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
When I Grow Up: Habit 2 | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Just the Way I Am: Habit 1 | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Pony with Her Writer | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
If You Love Cooking, You Could Be... | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hamster Holmes, A Big-Time Puzzle | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
No Rest for the Easter Beagle | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Every Day Is Earth Day | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Match Point | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Duck Stays in the Truck | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pool Party! | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
If You Love Robots, You Could Be... | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Water, Water Everywhere | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dive In | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sharks Can't Smile! | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tigers Can't Purr! | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Goob and His Grandpa: Habit 7 | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Let's Go to the Library! | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Really Rotten Princess and the Awful, Icky Election | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
If You Love Books, You Could Be... | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Polar Bear Fur Isn't White! | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Twinkle, Twinkle, Sparkly Star | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Twinkle and the Fairy Cake Mess | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Space Traveler Sally Brown | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Alligators and Crocodiles Can't Chew! | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
World's Worst Family? | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Journey to Miami! | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Twinkle and the Fairy Flower Garden | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Snakes Smell with Their Tongues! | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Snoopy Tale | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
When Snoopy Met Woodstock | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Chicken House | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Elephants Don't Like Ants! | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nest Friends | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Twinkle and the Wishing Wand | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Twinkle Flies High! | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Whale of a Tea Party | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Snoopy on the Job | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Click, Clack Rainy Day | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Icky, Sticky Slime! | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Going Buggy! | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
When Whales Fly | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Really Rotten Princess and the Wonderful, Wicked Class Play | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Backyard Pet | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What's That Smell? | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Twinkle Makes Music | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What's in Your Body? | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Into the Deep! | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Flashback to the . . . Fly '90s! | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Flashback to the . . . Awesome '80s! | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mission at the Museum | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Meet Twitch and Thrash! | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
It's Optimus Prime Time! | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Night Creatures! | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Time for the Vet, Snoopy! | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Flashback to the . . . Chill 2000s! | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Marcia Willett, while young, loved doing ballet, but she grew out of the classic proportions required for it and her aspirations of becoming a ballerina were put to rest soon after. Marcia’s writing career did not start until she was fifty years old, and since then, has been busy writing novels. She has been able to write quite a few, writing over twenty novels and even some short stories; many of her novels are stand alone works, but she has written the “Chadwick Chronicles”. And that is just the work she has published under her own name, she has even written some novels under the pen name Willa Marsh. Her novels are published in many countries and have been translated into many languages as well; these books have made bestseller lists in other countries as well.
Willett was born in Somerset on August 6, 1945, but has lived a lot of her life in Devon. She has also lived on a high cliff on the North Cornish coast. Currently, her and her husband live in South Devon and welcome visits from their son and his family.
“Looking Forward” is the first novel in the “Chadwick Chronicles” that was released in 1998. Felicia, Sam, and Susanna are orphaned after their parents and their older brother die while in Kenya. After this, they are sent to live with Frederica “Freddy” Chadwick (their grandma) who lives in Devon. Freddy has gone through a lot during her life, and she would get nowhere without the help of Ellen and Fox (her loyal servants and two people who have been helping her through her tough time). Theo, Freddy’s brother-in-law, is a minister who is ready to help her out. During this, her three grandchildren are trying to deal with their grief and move on with their lives.
Fans of the novel enjoyed Marica Willett’s ability to write a story, finding that she captures the atmosphere of the lives of the British very well. You really do care about these people, who seem to be like real people, in these novels and what is going to happen to each and every character. If you are looking to read something with some nice moving moments, check this book out. Some readers found that they could not wait to read more from this series. Willett knows how to develop not just characters, but the relationships that they have with the other characters in the novels. This book will draw you in and make you a fan, not just stories of the Chadwick family, but of the rest of Marcia’s work.
Some readers did not like how little plot there was in the book and that there was not a lot of fast moving events in the novel to keep it interesting. Some did not like that the deaths of the three Chadwicks, the event that puts everything in motion, is only mentioned briefly and not seen. This novel was more of something that you would read for leisure than excitement.
“Holding On” is the second novel in the “Chadwick Chronicles” that was released in 1999. The Keep in Devon has been home to Chadwicks for many generations. The three siblings who grew up there are moving out to go out into the world and start out on their own. Fliss must go to Hong Kong with her husband, although that means that she must journey a long way from her home. Susanna is close to falling in love and Mole is a naval man now. Freddy fears that she will die before the next generation of Chadwicks comes along. What she does not realize is that her three grandchildren need her love and help to get them through the tough times that wait for them. Freddy knows that The Keep must be ready for them to return.
Fans of the novel liked the way that Willett has brought these characters alive through her writing and the descriptions of the landscape are wonderful. Some readers found themselves thinking about things the characters had done even after they had finished the book. This is a very charming series that Willett has created for readers. These characters make for gentle company that allows for light easy reading. Some liked the fact that there were some lessons for life found in the book to go along with the interesting story being told here.
Some readers did not like how little conflict there was in the novel, and just seems to be about people having a good time with everything that they do. There is no struggle to get anything or do anything for them. Everything seemed to be handed to these characters, not a whole lot of them working for much as they born into status and privilege. Some found the novel to be too slow for them, with some stuff that slowed things down.
Reader’s Digest picked “A Week in Winter” and “The Children’s Hour” for their ‘Of Love and Life’ series. She has also won the Magnum Award from Readers Digest in 2002 for most popular author of the year.
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I am reading The Songbird. I am intrigued with the character Francis Courtney and am wondering if his story was told in another book. I have not read the books in order and am delighted to find a list giving them in order. I will work at filling in my blanks and rereading some of the earlier ones. I have loved each and every book. My younger sister introduced me to Miss
Willett — but sadly she died of ovarian cancer several years ago — but these books always make me think of her and how much I miss her.
I love all Marcia Willett books and have just been re reading The Christmas Angel for about the fourth time. I know I have also read the follow on book but cannot remembered the title. Can anyone help me please?
Postcards From The Past and Homecomings also feature some of the characters from The Christmas Angel. Sometimes references to them occur in others too. The most recent and last book Christmas at the Keep references some too.
Sept 2022 – Just discovered Marcia Willett! I am usually a fan of both, thrillers and mysteries on one hand and family sagas on the other. I’ve just about run out of books by my usual authors to read and in looking for new authors, I found Marcia Willett from reviews on GoodReads. LOVE her as an author. She is now one of my favorite authors. Rosamunde Pilcher is one favorite author of this genre, and I’d tried other authors said to be like her, but some of them were really not on her level. Some like Maeve Binchy have written some pretty depressing books. Marcia’s books are not like that at all. Her story lines are fresh, her characters very likable. The outcomes are very satisfying. Nothing about them to dislike. When you need a lift, and a distraction from the world, this is an author who could give you that. Just finished reading Second Time Around – and A Week in Winter. LOVED them!
Hi Liz,
I love Marcia Willett too. But another writer I think you’d also really enjoy is Irish author Cathy Kelly. Start with The House on Willow Street or The Honey Queen. Cathy has that wonderful self-deprecating Irish humor that makes you laugh out loud and love her characters so you don’t want the book to end. Maeve Binchy is another author you might like.
Liz, I just finshed “A Week in Winter” and loved it. I also got Rosamund Pilcher vibes, so I was very happy to see a long list of titles M.W. published before she passed! I am hoping there are more like that one. This was my first M.W. book. Any suggestions on what I should read next? Other authors I have recently discovered: Jean Grainger & Tracy Rees. I recommend the “Robinswood Series” & the “Queenstown Series” by Grainger and “The Rose Garden” by Rees. Those are both a little more toward the Historical Fiction genre, but all very enjoyable reading!
I have so enjoyed yr novels My husband was in RN and served on Resolution It is great to read accurate representations of naval life, although I realise that a lot of naval wives were having a lot more fun than I was!!!! Your books have given me so much pleasure
I have just finished my 12th Marcia Willett book I am addicted to them and will download everyone of them. I am 69 and Australian though my father was English. After the past few years of COVID , bushfires, floods, family problems I love transporting myself to seemingly nicer times.
Thank you Marcia
Annie
Just read Hattie’s Mill for 7th time! Never get tired of it. Also read a lot more of Marcia’s book and recommended them to friends. Thanks Marcia, God Bless
Have read all her books but especially Homecomings would love if there was a follow up, would be interested to see what happens with all the characters. Is there any possibility?
My deepest gratitude for Marcia sharing her most admirable and entertaining talent. After recently having well needed cataract surgery at 75 now, I have discovered The Summer House, devoured it and just finished the Sea Garden.
Oh my, her works are Such a beautiful Treat! I, too, am happy to see her list of works in order and pray that I will have the time to read them all!
Thankyou from the bottom of my heart, Dear Marcia.
With Love, Lin
I have nearly all of Marcia’s book and I got hooked by buying a used book from a charity shop in Ontario, Canada. I am now buying her books for my sister who is 85 and she absolutely adores them. Thank you Marcia Willett for bringing so much joy to so many people in real but gentle stories. Maggie
I picked up Indian Summer” and enjoyed it so much that I checked your website to get the listing of all Marcia Willett books and have the first 4 from this list ordered. I enjoy reading an authors’ entire works before moving on the another author. Love your website and I use it regularly.
Thanks Marilyn always love to hear that 🙂
Great to see all your books in order
I can now see that I have 3 I haven’t read. You are the one author whose books
I reread many times and always enjoy
Them each time. They’re like old friends .
I have just read again after many years her book called The Children’s Hour. Did she write a follow-up to this book?
Unfortunately not.
This was really interesting and as I love Marcia Willett’s books it is really helpful to have a list giving them in the right order. Thank you – I now know which ones I have not read!!
Glad we could help. Thanks for the feedback much appreciated 🙂