Maggie and Annie Lavin books in order

The Maggie and Annie Lavin series by Isabelle Holland follows two Irish-American sisters navigating family, identity, and hardship across two novels.
Series · Historical Fiction · Family Saga · Young Adult

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Promised Land 1996 Isabelle Holland Buy
2 The Journey Home 2010 Isabelle Holland Buy

The Promised Land (1996) and The Journey Home (2010) tell the story of Maggie and Annie Lavin, two Irish-American sisters. Isabelle Holland draws on the Irish immigrant experience to explore family bonds, cultural displacement, and the gap between the life you expected and the one you got.

The two books are separated by fourteen years of publication, with The Journey Home arriving in 2010, eight years after Holland’s death. Together they form a compact family saga built around sisterhood and the pull of home.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Maggie and Annie Lavin series?

There are 2 books in the Maggie and Annie Lavin series, published between 1996 and 2010.

What is the first book in the Maggie and Annie Lavin series?

The first book in the Maggie and Annie Lavin series is The Promised Land, published in 1996.

What time period is the Maggie and Annie Lavin series set in?

The Promised Land (1996) and The Journey Home (2010) follow the Lavin sisters through the experiences of Irish immigrants in America. The books deal with themes of family loyalty, cultural identity, and the challenges of starting over in a new country.

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