Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | For All That I Found There | 1974 | Caroline Blackwood | Buy |
| 2 | The Fate of Mary Rose | 1974 | Caroline Blackwood | Buy |
| 3 | The Stepdaughter | 1976 | Caroline Blackwood | Buy |
| 4 | Great Granny Webster | 1977 | Caroline Blackwood | Buy |
| 5 | Darling, You Shouldn’t Have Gone to So Much Trouble | 1980 | Caroline Blackwood | Buy |
| 6 | Good night sweet ladies | 1983 | Caroline Blackwood | Buy |
| 7 | Corrigan | 1984 | Caroline Blackwood | Buy |
| 8 | On the Perimeter | 1984 | Caroline Blackwood | Buy |
| 9 | In the Pink | 1987 | Caroline Blackwood | Buy |
Caroline Blackwood’s standalone works span novels, novellas, and story collections published between 1974 and 1987. Her debut, For All That I Found There (1974), mixes fiction and reportage from Belfast during the Troubles. Great Granny Webster (1977) brought her the most attention, earning a Booker Prize shortlisting for its concentrated portrait of Anglo-Irish family decay. The Stepdaughter (1976) and Corrigan (1984) are equally sharp, focusing on toxic domestic relationships.
Several entries in this list blur the line between novel and collection. Good Night Sweet Ladies (1983) gathers linked stories, and Darling, You Shouldn’t Have Gone to So Much Trouble (1980) is a cookbook collaboration with Anna Haycraft. On the Perimeter (1984) is reportage about the Greenham Common women’s peace camp, and In the Pink (1987) collects essays on hunting culture in Ireland. Blackwood resisted easy classification, and her bibliography reflects that restlessness.