Elaine Everest books

Elaine Everest is a British author best known for the Woolworths saga, a long-running series of wartime and post-war family dramas set around the famous high street retailer. She has written over twenty books across several series, with a particular focus on women's wartime experiences in Kent.

Anthologies

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Diamonds and Pearls 2011 Buy

Non-Fiction

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Canine Cuisine: How to Cook Tasty Meals and Treats that your Dog Will Enjoy 1900 Buy
Showing Your Dog: A Beginner’s Guide 2009 Buy

Standalone Novels

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Gracie’s War 2013 Buy
The Butlins Girls 2017 Buy
The Patchwork Girls 2021 Buy

The Teashop Girls Reading Order

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The Teashop Girls 2019 Buy
Christmas with the Teashop Girls 2020 Buy
The Teashop Girls at War 2024 Buy

Woolworths Reading Order

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The Woolworths Girls 2016 Buy
Carols at Woolworths 2017 Buy
Christmas At Woolworths 2017 Buy
Wartime at Woolworths 2018 Buy
A Gift from Woolworths 2018 Buy
Wedding Bells for Woolworths 2020 Buy
A Mother Forever 2021 Buy
The Woolworths Saturday Girls 2022 Buy
The Woolworths Girl’s Promise 2023 Buy
Celebrations for the Woolworths Girls 2023 Buy
A Christmas Wish at Woolworths 2024 Buy
New Horizons for the Woolworths Girls 2025 Buy

Elaine Everest is closely associated with the wartime saga genre, particularly through the Woolworths series which began in 2016 and has grown to twelve books. The series follows women working at the Erith branch of Woolworths from the late 1930s through the war years and beyond, with each book adding new characters and stories while continuing the lives of familiar faces. The series has built a large readership among fans of authors like Rosie Goodwin and Maureen Lee.

Beyond the Woolworths books, she has written the Teashop Girls trilogy, set around NAAFI teashops during the Second World War, and several standalone novels including Gracie’s War and The Patchwork Girls, all of which draw on the same wartime British setting. Before turning to fiction full time, Everest also wrote practical guides about dog care, a very different corner of her bibliography that predates her literary career. She teaches creative writing and has been active in supporting other writers working in the wartime saga genre.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Elaine Everest written?

Elaine Everest has written 21 books across five series.

What was Elaine Everest's first book?

Elaine Everest’s first book is Canine Cuisine: How to Cook Tasty Meals and Treats that your Dog Will Enjoy, published in 1900.

Where are Elaine Everest's books set?

Most of Elaine Everest’s fiction is set in Erith, a town in north-west Kent, England. The Woolworths series, the Teashop Girls series, and several of her standalone novels all use the same community as their backdrop, and familiar characters sometimes appear across different books.

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