Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Old-Girl Network | 1994 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 2 | Going Too Far | 1994 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 3 | The Real Thing | 1996 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 4 | Rosie Meadows Regrets… | 1998 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 5 | Olivia’s Luck | 2000 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 6 | A Married Man | 2002 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 7 | The Wedding Day | 2004 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 8 | Not That Kind of Girl | 2005 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 9 | A Crowded Marriage | 2006 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 10 | The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton | 2009 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 11 | One Day in May | 2010 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 12 | A Rural Affair | 2011 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 13 | My Husband Next Door | 2013 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 14 | Wish You Were Here | 2015 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 15 | About Last Night… | 2017 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 16 | A Cornish Summer | 2019 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 17 | Behind Closed Doors | 2021 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 18 | The Pink House | 2023 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
| 19 | Annabel and Her Sisters | 2025 | Catherine Alliott | Buy |
Catherine Alliott has published nineteen standalone novels over three decades, beginning with The Old-Girl Network in 1994. Her books are not connected by recurring characters or ongoing storylines, so each can be picked up independently. Common themes include second chances in love, family secrets, and the comedy that comes from social awkwardness.
Her earlier novels like Going Too Far and The Real Thing established her reputation in the 1990s British chick lit boom alongside writers like Helen Fielding and Sophie Kinsella. In later books like Behind Closed Doors (2021) and The Pink House (2023), she has continued to write about women reckoning with marriage, parenthood, and personal identity, all wrapped in her characteristic light touch.