Madeleine L'Engle

  • 101

    Catalog books

  • 67

    Works

  • 1951 to 2022

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Madeleine L'Engle has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 101 catalog-linked books across 1951 to 2022, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction, Mystery & Thriller.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with joys of love and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1951 to 2022; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Waterbrook Pr.

Best Place To Start

joys of love

Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2008 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • Mystery & Thriller entry points • common used copies from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Waterbrook Pr

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction • Mystery & Thriller • Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1951 to 2022; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Waterbrook Pr.

Top Books To Start With

  1. joys of love

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2008 • 255 pages.

  2. Meet the Austins (Austin Family)

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1997 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  3. Certain Women

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1992 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 351 pages.

  4. An Acceptable Time

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1989 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1989 • 343 pages.

  5. irrational season

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1987 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1987 • 215 pages.

  6. The Small Rain: A Novel

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1985 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1985 • 371 pages.

  7. The Small Rain(shelf:CR7)

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1984 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1984 • 371 pages.

  8. A Severed Wasp

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1983 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1983 • 289 pages.

  9. A Severed Wasp: A Novel

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1983 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1983 • 388 pages.

  10. The Summer of the Great-grandmother

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1974 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1974 • 245 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Meet the Austins (Austin Family) is the easier short commitment, while joys of love asks for more reading time up front.
  • Meet the Austins (Austin Family) gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while joys of love leans later in the catalog.

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