Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Line | 1978 | Maeve Binchy | Buy |
| 2 | Victoria Line / London Transports | 1980 | Maeve Binchy | Buy |
| 3 | Dublin Four | 1981 | Maeve Binchy | Buy |
| 4 | Story Teller | 1990 | Maeve Binchy | Buy |
| 5 | Dublin People | 1993 | Maeve Binchy | Buy |
| 6 | This Year It Will Be Different and Other Stories | 1995 | Maeve Binchy | Buy |
| 7 | Cross Lines | 1996 | Maeve Binchy | Buy |
| 8 | The Return Journey | 1998 | Maeve Binchy | Buy |
| 9 | Maeve’s Times | 2013 | Maeve Binchy | Buy |
| 10 | Chestnut Street | 2014 | Maeve Binchy | Buy |
| 11 | A Few of the Girls | 2015 | Maeve Binchy | Buy |
| 12 | Maeve Binchy’s Treasury | 2021 | Maeve Binchy | Buy |
Maeve Binchy’s short story collections span her entire career, from her first book, Central Line (1978), to the posthumous Maeve Binchy’s Treasury (2021). The collections showcase the same warmth, humor, and sharp observation of Irish life that made her novels bestsellers around the world.
Her early collections are organized around Dublin locations: Central Line and Victoria Line / London Transports take their structure from bus and rail routes, with each story set along the line. Dublin Four (1981) focuses on a specific Dublin neighborhood. Later collections like This Year It Will Be Different (1995) and The Return Journey (1998) range more widely in setting and theme. Maeve’s Times (2013) collects her journalism and columns from The Irish Times.
Several collections were published after Binchy’s death in 2012, including Chestnut Street (2014), A Few of the Girls (2015), and Maeve Binchy’s Treasury (2021). These posthumous volumes brought together previously uncollected stories, ensuring that her short fiction remained available to readers alongside her novels.