Order of Anita Shreve Books
Anita Shreve was an American author of women’s fiction, historical fiction, literary fiction, romantic fiction, psychological thrillers, family saga and non-fiction. She considers Edith Wharton and Eugene O’Neill her influences, having read them during high school. Anita was working as a high school teacher when she decided to quit her job and start writing. She has also taught creative writing at Amherst College and worked as a journalist in Nairobi, Kenya. Anita lives in Massachusetts, was married to a man she met when she was 13 and had two children and three stepchildren.
Anita passed on March 29th, 2018.
Anita Shreve made her literary debut with the short story Past the Island, Drifting in 1975. During the mid-to-late ’80s, she wrote non-fiction and collaborated on two occasions with Dr. Lawrence Balter. Her first novel was published in 1989 and titled Eden Close. Below is a list of Anita Shreve’s books in order of when they were first published (as well as in chronological order):
Publication Order of Fortune’s Rocks Quartet Books
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The Pilot’s Wife |
(1998) |
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Fortune’s Rocks |
(1999) |
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Sea Glass |
(2002) |
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Body Surfing |
(2007) |
Chronological Order of Fortune’s Rocks Quartet Books
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Fortune’s Rocks |
(1999) |
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Sea Glass |
(2002) |
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The Pilot’s Wife |
(1998) |
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Body Surfing |
(2007) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Eden Close |
(1989) |
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Strange Fits of Passion |
(1991) |
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Where or When |
(1993) |
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Resistance |
(1995) |
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The Weight of Water |
(1997) |
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The Last Time They Met |
(2001) |
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All He Ever Wanted |
(2003) |
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Light on Snow |
(2004) |
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A Wedding in December |
(2005) |
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Testimony |
(2008) |
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A Change in Altitude |
(2009) |
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Rescue |
(2010) |
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Stella Bain / The Lives of Stella Bain |
(2013) |
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The Stars Are Fire |
(2017) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Working Woman: A Guide to Fitness and Health |
(1986) |
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Dr. Balter’s Child Sense |
(1987) |
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Remaking Motherhood: How Working Mothers and Shaping Our Children’s Future |
(1987) |
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Who’s in Control: Dr. Balter’s Guide to Discipline Without Combat |
(1988) |
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Women Together, Women Alone |
(1989) |
Note: Who’s in Control and Dr. Balter’s Child Sense are co-authored with Lawrence Balter.