Angela Huth

  • 14

    Catalog books

  • 13

    Works

  • 1982 to 2012

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Angela Huth writes with clear-eyed attention to relationships and the consequences of choices. Her novels and stories—ranging from the wartime intimacy of Land Girls to the fraught strains in Wives of the Fishermen—focus on ordinary people navigating love, loss and moral complication over lifetimes.

Huth moves between short fiction and longer narratives with an economy that highlights character rather than spectacle. Collected Stories and Nowhere Girl show her interest in intimate moments and quiet turning points, while Of Love and Slaughter and The Trouble with Old Lovers explore passion, regret and the cost of keeping secrets.

Best Place To Start

Collected Stories

Abacus • 2004 • longer 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: Evocative wartime fiction • Intimate domestic drama • Short stories blending memory and time

Genres and themes: Historical fiction • Women's lives and relationships • Rural and coastal settings

Who this author is best for: Readers who like quietly observant, character-driven stories about ordinary lives in wartime and after will find much to enjoy.

Try Land Girls for a full-length novel rooted in wartime community, or sample the Collected Stories to taste her range.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Collected Stories

    Abacus • 2004 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2004 • 360 pages.

  2. Land Girls : Film Tie-In

    Abacus • 1998 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 378 pages.

  3. Nowhere Girl

    Abacus • 1995 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 224 pages.

  4. Wives of the Fishermen

    Harpercollins • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 307 pages.

  5. Land Girls

    St Martins Pr • 1996 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 378 pages.

  6. The trouble with old lovers

    S. French • 1995 • quick commitment

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

  7. Of Love and Slaughter

    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • 2011 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2011.

  8. Another Kind of Cinderella and Other Stories

    Abacus • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2001 • 236 pages.

  9. Virginia Fly Is Drowning (ISIS Large Print)

    ISIS Publishing • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 224 pages.

  10. Invitation to the Married Life: A Novel

    Grove Pr • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1992 • 290 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Collected Stories is the easier short commitment, while Land Girls : Film Tie-In asks for more reading time up front.
  • Land Girls : Film Tie-In gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Collected Stories leans later in the catalog.

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