Anthologies
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Confessions of a Secret Admirer | 2014 | Buy |
Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir | 2017 | Buy |
| The Spies of Shilling Lane | 2019 | Buy |
| The Kitchen Front | 2021 | Buy |
| The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle | 2022 | Buy |
| The Underground Library | 2024 | Buy |
| The Queen’s Coronation | 2026 | Buy |
Jennifer Ryan writes about ordinary British women navigating extraordinary circumstances during World War II. Her novels explore how communities pulled together during the Blitz, rationing, and years of uncertainty. The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir, her debut novel, set the template: villagers forming a choir after the men leave for war, finding solidarity and purpose through music. Each subsequent book follows different groups of women, whether spies on Shilling Lane, contestants in a wartime cooking competition, or seamstresses creating wedding dresses from parachute silk.
Ryan’s fiction emphasizes warmth and resilience without minimizing the period’s hardships. Her characters face loss, danger, and difficult moral choices, but the books focus on how people support each other through crisis. The novels feature detailed research into home front life, from the mechanics of rationing to the work of female codebreakers and resistance networks.
With six standalone novels published between 2017 and 2026, Ryan has built a body of work that appeals to readers who want historically grounded stories about women’s contributions during the war. Her books balance serious historical content with hopeful narratives about community, friendship, and finding joy in dark times.