Reading Order
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Start with Every Day is Mother's Day and continue through all 2 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Every Day is Mother's Day
Book 1 by Hilary Mantel • Published 1985
Every Day is Mother's Day is a blackly comic portrait of Evelyn Axon, a self styled medium, and Muriel, the adult daughter she keeps shut inside a decaying house. As social worker Isabel Field tries to intervene, secr...
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Ends with Vacant Possession
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Book 1:Every Day is Mother's Day
Hilary Mantel • 1985
Every Day is Mother's Day is a blackly comic portrait of Evelyn Axon, a self styled medium, and Muriel, the adult daughter she keeps shut inside a decaying house. As social worker Isabel Field tries to intervene, secr...
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Book 2:Vacant Possession
Hilary Mantel • 1986
Set about ten years after Every Day is Mother's Day, Vacant Possession follows Muriel Axon after her release from a psychiatric institution. Using disguise and mimicry, she quietly infiltrates the lives of the people...
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Axon Family FAQ
What is the best order to read the Axon Family series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Every Day is Mother's Day.
How many books are in the Axon Family series?
There are 2 books currently listed in the Axon Family series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Axon Family series?
New readers should start with Every Day is Mother's Day, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Axon Family series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1985 to 1986.