Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir | 2017 | Jennifer Ryan (Chilbury Ladies Choir) | Buy |
| 2 | The Spies of Shilling Lane | 2019 | Jennifer Ryan (Chilbury Ladies Choir) | Buy |
| 3 | The Kitchen Front | 2021 | Jennifer Ryan (Chilbury Ladies Choir) | Buy |
| 4 | The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle | 2022 | Jennifer Ryan (Chilbury Ladies Choir) | Buy |
| 5 | The Underground Library | 2024 | Jennifer Ryan (Chilbury Ladies Choir) | Buy |
| 6 | The Queen’s Coronation | 2026 | Jennifer Ryan (Chilbury Ladies Choir) | Buy |
Ryan’s standalone novels each focus on a different slice of wartime British life. The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir follows a village choir that reforms after losing its male singers, told through letters and diary entries. The Spies of Shilling Lane centers on a widow recruited into intelligence work while managing her boarding house. The Kitchen Front structures itself around a BBC cooking competition during rationing, with four women competing for a radio show position. The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle shows women creating gowns from repurposed materials while working in a village shop.
Later novels continue exploring wartime experiences. The Underground Library features a librarian hiding books in the Bethnal Green tube station shelter, where thousands sheltered during the Blitz. The Queen’s Coronation moves into the early 1950s, following women preparing for Elizabeth II’s coronation while rebuilding their lives after the war’s end.
Each book combines historical detail with personal stories of loss, adaptation, and small acts of resistance. Ryan’s novels show how rationing, blackout regulations, and constant danger shaped daily life, while focusing on the relationships and communities that sustained people through the war years.