Who This Author Is

Anita Shreve has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 74 catalog-linked books across 1989 to 2019, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction, Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Der einzige Kuß. and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1989 to 2019; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Piper and Little, Brown.

Best Place To Start

Der einzige Kuß.

Piper • 2003 • 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: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Piper and Little, Brown

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

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1989 to 2019; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Piper and Little, Brown.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Der einzige Kuß.

    Piper • 2003 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2003 • 346 pages.

  2. Der weiße Klang der Wellen.

    Piper • 2003 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2003 • 352 pages.

  3. Eine gefangene Liebe.

    Piper • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 253 pages.

  4. Rescue

    Little Brown & Company • 2010 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 304 pages.

  5. Testimony

    Little, Brown Book Group Limited • 2009 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2009 • 312 pages.

  6. Body Surfing

    Little, Brown and Company • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 304 pages.

  7. A Wedding in December

    Abacus • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 336 pages.

  8. All He Ever Wanted

    Abacus • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 336 pages.

  9. Light on Snow

    Little, Brown • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 320 pages.

  10. La Longue nuit d'Eden Close

    Pocket • 2003 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 312 pages.

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