Caroline Blackwood Books in Order
Caroline Blackwood is a celebrated writer known for her incisive journalism and novels that showcase her wit and intelligence. Born into an Anglo-Irish aristocratic family from Ulster, her upbringing has been a subject of her scathingly autobiographical works, which offer a candid portrayal of her unhappy childhood. The eldest child of the 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava and Maureen Guinness, a brewery heiress, Blackwood's life has been marked by high-profile marriages to notable figures in the art and literary world, including Lucian Freud, Israel Citkowitz, and Robert Lowell, who famously described her as "a mermaid who dines upon the bones of her winded lovers." Her writing career has been distinguished by her unique voice and unflinching candor.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Caroline Blackwood
- #1AmazonFor All That I Found There(1974)
- #2AmazonThe Fate of Mary Rose(1974)
- #3AmazonThe Stepdaughter(1976)
- #4AmazonGreat Granny Webster(1977)
- #5AmazonDarling, You Shouldn't Have Gone to So Much Trouble(1980)
- #6AmazonGood night sweet ladies(1983)
- #7AmazonCorrigan(1984)
- #8AmazonOn the Perimeter(1984)
- #9AmazonIn the Pink(1987)
About Caroline Blackwood
Caroline Blackwood is a celebrated writer known for her incisive journalism and novels that showcase her wit and intelligence. Born into an Anglo-Irish aristocratic family from Ulster, her upbringing has been a subject of her scathingly autobiographical works, which offer a candid portrayal of her unhappy childhood. The eldest child of the 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava and Maureen Guinness, a brewery heiress, Blackwood's life has been marked by high-profile marriages to notable figures in the art and literary world, including Lucian Freud, Israel Citkowitz, and Robert Lowell, who famously described her as "a mermaid who dines upon the bones of her winded lovers." Her writing career has been distinguished by her unique voice and unflinching candor.
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