Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Year of Lesser | 1997 | David Bergen | Buy |
| 2 | See the Child | 1999 | David Bergen | Buy |
| 3 | The Case of Lena S | 2002 | David Bergen | Buy |
| 4 | The Time In Between | 2005 | David Bergen | Buy |
| 5 | The Retreat | 2008 | David Bergen | Buy |
| 6 | The Matter With Morris | 2010 | David Bergen | Buy |
| 7 | The Age of Hope | 2012 | David Bergen | Buy |
| 8 | Leaving Tomorrow | 2014 | David Bergen | Buy |
| 9 | Stranger | 2016 | David Bergen | Buy |
| 10 | Out of Mind | 2021 | David Bergen | Buy |
| 11 | Away from the Dead | 2023 | David Bergen | Buy |
David Bergen has published 11 standalone novels between 1997 and 2023. His debut, A Year of Lesser, is set in a small Manitoba town and established the quiet, observant style that would define his career. The Time In Between (2005) brought him wider attention when it won the Giller Prize for its story of a Canadian man returning to Vietnam.
His later novels have continued to explore themes of identity and dislocation. The Retreat (2008) is set at a rural commune, The Age of Hope (2012) follows a woman through decades of her life in a prairie city, and Stranger (2016) takes place in Guatemala. Bergen writes with restraint, and his books reward patient readers.