The girl
Child sent to live with relatives for a summer
1 book · 2010First appears in FosterClaire Keegan books in order · Claire Keegan reading order · 3 books · 2010 to 2023 · Often set in Dublin
Claire Keegan Books in Order and Reading Order
Claire Keegan, from County Wicklow, writes short, finely crafted fiction about rural Ireland. Small Things Like These, set in a small town in 1985, became one of Ireland’s bestselling books and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Her short story collections are left out; the three novellas are charted.
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Claire Keegan books in order
Claire Keegan’s first book is Foster (2010). There are 3 books in all, published from 2010 to 2023.
The Claire Keegan reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.
Standalone novellas
3 books- 1Foster2010With The girl · Set in Rural County WexfordBuy on Amazon
- 2Small Things Like These2021With Bill Furlong · Set in New RossBuy on Amazon
- 3So Late in the Day2023With Cathal · Set in DublinBuy on Amazon
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Characters
3 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.
Leads
Bill Furlong
Coal and timber merchant in New Ross
1 book · 2021First appears in Small Things Like TheseCathal
Dublin civil servant
1 book · 2023First appears in So Late in the DaySimilar authors
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