Marcia Willett Reading Order

4 books (1998–2009)

Marcia Willett's Chadwick Family series consists of four literary fiction novels published between 1998 and 2009. The four books—Looking Forward, Holding On, Winning Through, and The Prodigal Wife—should be read in publication order to follow the family's story as it unfolds. The series is complete and concluded with The Prodigal Wife in 2009.

Start with Looking Forward, the first of 4 books in the Chadwick Family series.

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1	Looking Forward 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Holding on 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Winning Through 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Prodigal Wife 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2022–2022)

33 books (1995–2021)

Marcia Willett's collection of standalone novels spans from 1995 to 2021, comprising 33 literary fiction works that can be read independently in any order, though publication order is recommended for those who wish to follow the author's development over time. Each novel stands alone as a complete story, allowing readers to begin with any title that appeals to them, whether starting with A Friend of the Family or exploring others like A Week in Winter, The Dipper, or Memories of the Storm. With the series appearing to be complete as of 2021, readers have access to the full scope of Willett's work across nearly three decades of writing.

Start with A Friend of the Family, the first of 33 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	A Friend of the Family 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Friend of the Family / Thea's Parrot 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Courtyard 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Those Who Serve / First Friends 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Amy Wingate's Journal(As: Willa Marsh) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Dipper 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Hattie's Mill 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Starting Over 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Second Time Around 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Week in Winter 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	A Summer in the Country 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Forgotten Laughter 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Children's Hour 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Birdcage 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Memories Of The Storm 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Golden Cup 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Echoes of the Dance 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Way We Were 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Summer House 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Christmas in Cornwall / The Christmas Angel 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Sea Garden 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Postcards from the Past 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Indian Summer 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Summer On The River 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Songbird 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Seven Days in Summer 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Homecomings 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Facing the Music(As: Willa Marsh) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Reflections 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Sisters Under the Skin(As: Willa Marsh) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Quick and the Dead(As: Willa Marsh) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Starry, Starry Night 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Garden House 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible