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World of Maggie Ward

by Andrew M. Greeley

The World of Maggie Ward series by Andrew M. Greeley has 3 known books (3 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with The Cardinal Virtues (1990).

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
3
First published
1990
Status
deceased
Shelved under
Literary Fiction
Start here: The Cardinal Virtues (1990) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of The Cardinal Virtues
The Cardinal Virtues (1990)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. The Cardinal Virtues

    Novel
    Opens Andrew M. Greeley's Maggie Ward trilogy in 1990, launching the Chicago Irish Catholic family saga of love, guilt, and forgiveness across generations; at 449 pages it is the longest of the three novels.
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  2. An Occasion of Sin

    Novel
    Published in 1991 at 351 pages, the second installment continues Greeley's multigenerational study of the same extended family, sitting between The Cardinal Virtues and the series-closing The Search for Maggie Ward.
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  3. The Search for Maggie Ward

    Novel
    Although released last, in 1991, and closing out the trilogy in publication order, The Search for Maggie Ward actually reaches back to the earliest events in the family's internal timeline, giving the trilogy's title character her own origin story.
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Key facts about the World of Maggie Ward series

The World of Maggie Ward series has 3 books on our list. Since all 3 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with The Cardinal Virtues, since it opens the publication order in 1990. An Occasion of Sin is book 2, from 1991. The Search for Maggie Ward is book 3, from 1991.

Each title links to its own page, while the list keeps them in date order. Each book page shows its dates and editions. No next book has a date yet.

The books came out between 1990 and 1991, while their length runs from 351 to 449 pages. That is a run of 1 year.

Andrew M. Greeley has 64 books on our list. Additionally, they write Passover Trilogy, Blackie Ryan and Time Between the Stars, plus 3 more series. We shelve the books under contemporary fiction.

About the World of Maggie Ward series

A trilogy of novels centered on Maggie Ward and the Chicago Irish Catholic families around her, moving between the mid-20th century and contemporary settings as Greeley traces love, guilt, and forgiveness across a single extended family. The Search for Maggie Ward, despite being published last of the three, tells the earlier, formative part of the story.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the World of Maggie Ward trilogy?

Three, published 1990-1991.

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