Sara Donati Reading Order

4 books (1997–2024)

Sara Donati has written four standalone historical fiction novels published between 1997 and 2024, with the series remaining ongoing. The first three books were originally published under her pen name Rosina Lippi: Homestead, Tied to the Tracks, and The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square, followed by The Sweet Blue Distance under her current name. While each novel stands alone, they are best read in publication order to experience the author's evolving narrative style and thematic concerns across three decades of writing.

Start with Homestead(As: Rosina Lippi), the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Homestead(As: Rosina Lippi) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tied to the Tracks(As: Rosina Lippi) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square(As: Rosina Lippi) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Sweet Blue Distance 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2015–2019)

This two-book historical fiction series by Sara Donati follows interconnected characters across turn-of-the-century New York. Published between 2015 and 2019, the complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Gilded Hour and continuing to Where the Light Enters. Both novels are set during the same period and are best experienced sequentially to appreciate the full narrative arc.

Start with The Gilded Hour and read in order.

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1	The Gilded Hour 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Where the Light Enters 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1998–2009)

The Wilderness series by Sara Donati comprises six historical fiction novels published between 1998 and 2009, following the events in publication order from Into the Wilderness through The Endless Forest. This complete series should be read sequentially, as each installment builds upon the previous books' narratives and character development. The six-book arc traces interconnected stories across the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in North America.

Start with Into the Wilderness, the first of 6 books in the Wilderness series.

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1	Into the Wilderness 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dawn on a Distant Shore 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Lake in the Clouds 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Fire Along the Sky 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Queen of Swords 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Endless Forest 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible