All This, And Heaven Too...

Bibliography

About This Chronology

Essie Summers wrote 56 novels, plus her autobiography. This chronology contains the titles and date of first publishing of each novel; the names of the main characters and their children; the location of the story; and links with other books. I still have some info to add to this page, but the basic chronology is complete. You can click on the book title to view the bibliography for each book. Use your browser's back button to return to this page.( This part is not complete. Click on the titles to see how far I've got. )

The Essie Summers Story 1974

Novels

1. New Zealand Inheritance 1957

2. Bachelors Galore 1958

3. The Time And The Place 1958

4. The Master Of Tawhai 1959

Rowena ( Rowan ) Melisande Ainsley Fotheringham and Forrest Beechington
Tawhai Hills Estate, South Canterbury, near Geraldine
Children: Lindsay, Penny and Tony ( twins )( Forrest's nieces and nephew ); and Guy and Melisande
Links: The Kindled Fire / Spring In September

5. The Lark In The Meadow 1959

Also published as 'Nurse Abroad' and 'The Long Journey'
Sarah Isbister and Grant Alexander
Challowsford Estate, North Canterbury, near Cheviot
Children: Roderick ( Rory ) and Pauline ( Sarah's brother and sister )
Links: Not By Appointment

6. Moon Over The Alps 1960

Penelope ( Penny ) Smith and Charles ( Carl ) Beaudonais-Smith
The Dragonshill Estate, The Southern Alps,
past LakeTekapo; Canterbury
Children: Gregory and Charlotte
Links: Return To Dragonshill / Summer In December / Winter In July

Come Blossom-Time, My Love 1961

Also published as 'The Fraser Inheritance'
Leslie Jean ( Jeannie ) Fraser and Fergus MacGregor
Corriefield, Central Otago, near Roxburgh
Children: Peter and Teresa ( Tess )( Jeannie's brother and sister ); and David and Louise
Links: Anna Of Strathallan

8. No Roses In June 1961

Also published as 'The Flowering December'
Fiona MacDonald and C. Edward Campbell
Belles Knowes Station, Lake Wanaka, near Cromwell
Children: Victoria, Elizabeth, James ( Jamie )
and William ( Edward's nieces and nephews ); and Robert and Elspeth
Links: Bride In Flight / MacBride Of Tordarrach / Beyond The Foothills

9. The House Of The Shining Tide 1962

Also published as 'The House Of The Shining Waters'
Judith ( Judy ) Kneale and Craig Argyll
North Otago,near Oamaru
Children: Maggy and Danny ( Judith's wards ); and Joy
Links: New Zealand Inheritance / Rosalind Comes Home

10. South To Forget 1963

Also published as 'Nurse Mary's Engagement'
Mary ( Ros Mhairi ) Rose and Ninian ( Nin, Ringan ) MacAndrew
South Canterbury, foothills of the Alps
Children: Rosemary ( Ros Mhairi ), Iain and Angus
Links: Daughter Of The Misty Gorges

11. Where No Roads Go 1963

Prudence ( Prue ) Stirling and Hugo MacAllister
Milford Sound, Fiordland
Children: Keith and Janet ( Janny )( twins ), Hugo and Prudence's wards

12. The Smoke And The Fire 1964

Dinah ( Di ) Pritchard and Anthony ( Tony ) Bryn-Morgan
Dunedin and Taiaroa Head, Otago
Children: Meredith and Elizabeth ( twins )
Links: Bride In Flight / Meet On My Ground

13. Bride In Flight 1964

Kirsten ( Kirsty ) MacPherson and Simon MacNeill
Haast region, South Westland
Links: The Smoke And The Fire / No Roses In June

14. Sweet Are The Ways 1965

Elspeth Cameron and Dougal McNab
Taieri Plains, Fair-Acre Valley, Otago
Children: Robert ( Robbie ) and Joanna ( Jo )( Dougal's nephew and niece ) and Scott and Jeannie
Links: My Lady Of The Fuchsias

15. No Orchards By Request 1965

Elizabeth ( Lindy-Lu ) Lucinda Stirling and Jeremy Ffolkes
Christchurch and Ngahuru-Marama ( Harvest-Moon ) Bay,
Banks Peninsula, Canterbury
Children: Roderick ( Rory )( Jeremy's son ) and Rosamond Mary and Anthony ( Tony ) Daniel
Links: Through All The Years / Design For Life

16. No Legacy For Lindsay 1965

Lindsay MacRae and Euan ( Jock ) Hazeldean
Central Otago, near Crannog
Children: Callum and Morag
( Lindsay's half-brother and sister )
and Neill ( Callum and Morag's half-brother )

17. Heir To Windrush Hill 1966

Janet Mary MacGregor and Morgan MacKay
Tapanui, West Otago
Children: Therese, Thomas ( Tommy ) and Connal (triplets)
( Janet's step-sister and brothers )

18. His Serene Miss Smith 1966

Serena Smith and William ( Bill ) Durbridge
Dunedin and Blueskin Bay, Otago

19. Postscript To Yesterday 1966

Nicola ( Nicky ) Anne Trenton and Forbes Gareth Westerfield
Koromiko Gorge, near Oxford, North Canterbury

20. A Place called Paradise 1967

Annabel Lee and Gideon Darroch
Glenorchy, near Queenstown, Otago
Children: Frances and Luke ( Luke The Less )
Links: A Touch Of Magic / High-Country Governess / Caleb's Kingdom

21. Rosalind Comes Home 1968

Rosalind ( Ros ) Murray and Rowland ( Rowl ) Sherris
North Otago, near Oamaru
Links: New Zealand Inheritance / The House Of The Shining Tide

22. Meet On My Ground 1968

Sarah MacDonald and Alistair Campbell
Dunedin, Otago
Links: The Smoke And The Fire

23. Revolt - And Virginia 1969

Virginia Lee Fergusson and Nicholas Muir
Christchurch, Canterbury

24. The Kindled Fire 1969

Penelope ( Penny ) Beechington and Nicholas (Nick) Westlake
Tawhai Hills, South Canterbury, near Geraldine
Links: The Master Of Tawhai

25. Summer In December 1970

Also published as 'The Long White Cloud'
Joanna ( Jo ) Marlowe and Matthew ( Matt ) Greenwood
The Southern Alps, past Lake Tekapo, Canterbury
Children: Christopher and Rosamond
Links: Moon Over The Alps / One More River To Cross / Return To Dragonshill

26. The Bay Of The Nightingales 1970

Margot Rose Chesterton and Pierre Laveroux
Akaroa, Bank's Peninsula, Canterbury
Children: Elise
Links: To Bring You Joy / Spring In September / Moon Over The Alps

27. The House On Gregor's Brae 1971

Jennifer ( Jenny, Jen )( Smith ) MacGrouther and Gregor (Greg) MacGregor
The Trossachs, Scotland
Children: Malcolm ( Mac ), Robin and Meg ( Jennifer's brothers and sister )

28. Return To Dragonshill 1971

Henrietta King and John ( Johnny ) Carruthers
The Dragonshill Estate, Southern Alps,
past Lake Tekapo, Canterbury
Links: Moon Over The Alps / Summer In December / Winter In July

29. South Island Stowaway 1971

Julia Eve Merrill and Adam Dare
Port Underwood, Marlborough

30. The Forbidden Valley 1973

Charlotte ( Sharley / Lacey ) DeLacey Smith and Edmund (Ed) Leigh
North Canterbury, near Oxford

31. A Touch Of Magic 1973

Also published as 'Lodestar In The South'
Lucinda ( LindyLu ) Rosamond Darling and Giles Logie
Glenorchy, near Queenstown, Otago
Links: A Place Called Paradise/ Adair Of Starlight Peaks / High-Country Governess / Caleb's Kingdom

32. Through All The Years 1974

Thomasina ( Tamsin ) Temple Meade and Luke Richmond
Ngahura-Marama Bay, Bank's Peninsula, Canterbury
Children: Matthew and Edwina ( Thomasina's half-bother and sister )
Links: No Orchids By Request

33. The Gold Of Noon 1974

Maria ( Tess ) Theresa Keith and Murdoch ( Murdo ) Olave Gunn
Ludwigtown, Central Otago
Links: The Lake Of The Kingfisher / Caleb's Kingdom

34. Anna Of Strathallan 1975

Anna Drummond and Callum Doig
Central Otago, near Roxburgh
Links: Come Blossom-Time, My Love / Adair Of Starlight Peaks / The Lake Of The Kingfisher

35. Beyond The Foothills 1976

Marilla ( Rilla ) Eleanor St. John and Rufus ( Rufe )
The Southern Alps
Links: No Roses In June

36. Not By Appointment 1976

Jocelyn ( Jos ) Cristane Alexander and Magnus Isbister
Te Anau Downs, Te Anau, Fiordland
Children: Ninian and Una ( Magnus' nephew and niece ) and Eric and Evot
Links : The Lark In The Meadow / So Comes Tomorrow

37. Goblin Hill 1977

Meredith Faith Charteris and Gareth ( Gary ) Morgan
East Otago

38. Adair Of Starlight Peaks 1977

Jane Esmeralda Grey and Broderic Adair
near Athol, West Otago
Links: A Touch Of Magic / Anna Of Strathallan

39. Spring In September 1978

Susannah ( Shanna ) Rose Larchwood and Morgan Llewelyn Hervington-Blair
Rakaia, Canterbury, near Timaru
Links: Moon Over The Alps / To Bring You Joy / Bachelors Galore / The Bay Of The Nightingales

40. The Lake Of The Kingfisher 1978

Elissa Montgomery and Logan Olaf MacCorquodale
Central Otago, Glen Airlie
Links: Design For Life / Anna Of Strathallan / The Gold Of Noon / Autumn In April

41. My Lady Of The Fuchsias 1979

Priscilla Marchand and Barnabas
Taieri Plains, Fair-Acre Valley, Central Otago
Links: Sweet Are The Ways

42. One More River To Cross 1979

Rebecca Menteith and Darroch Fordyce
past Lake Tekapo, Southern Alps, Canterbury
Links: Summer In December / Winter In July

43. The Tender Leaves 1980

Maria Louise Willoughby and Struan Theodore Mandeville
Hibiscus Bay, Hawke Bay, Napier, North Island

44. Daughter Of The Misty Gorges 1981

Christabel and Conrad
Foothills of the Alps, South Canterbury
Links: South To Forget

45. Autumn In April 1981

Rosamond Louise Briarly and Matthieu ( Hugh ) MacQueen
Christchurch and The Lake Of The Kingfisher
Links: The Lake Of The Kingfisher / A Mountain For Luenda

46. A Lamp For Jonathan 1982

Camilla Rose Hallows and Jonathan Lemaire
The Bay Of Islands, North Island

47. Season Of Forgetfulness 1983

Valancy Catriona Adam-Smith and Godfrey Carmichael
Inchcarmichael, South Otago

48. A Mountain For Luenda 1983

Luenda Morgan and Gwillym ( Gwill ) Vaughan
The Lake Of The Kingfisher
Links: Autumn In April / The Bay Of The Kingfisher

49. Winter In July 1984

Juliana and Tulloch
past Lake Tekapo, Southern Alps, Canterbury
Links: Return To Dragonshill / One More River To Cross

50. MacBride Of Tordarroch 1984

Veronica Blakeney and Dermid MacBride
Lake Wanaka, Central Otago
Links: No Roses In June

51. To Bring You Joy 1985

Monique Rose Belfield and Edouard ( Mac ) Fergusson
Port Beauchamp, Akaroa, Bank's Peninsula, Canterbury
Links: Moon Over The Alps / Spring In September / The Bay Of The Nightingales

52. High-Country Governess 1987

Also published as 'Nathaniel's Wilderness'
Letitia ( Letty ) and Nathaniel
near Queenstown, West Otago
Links: A Touch Of Magic / A Place Called Paradise

53. The South Horizon Man 1995

Georgina Cluney Innes and Seth Oliphant
The Lake Of The Kingfisher
Links: The Gold Of Noon / Autumn In April

54. So Comes Tomorrow 1995

Brodie Catriona Nicol and Guthrie Chisholm
Te Anau Downs, near Te Anau, Fiordland
Links: Not By Appointment

55. Caleb's Kingdom 1996

Greta ( Gretchen ) Mountford and Caleb Armstrong
Lake Wakatipu, near Queenstown, Otago
Links: The Gold Of Noon / High-Country Governess / A Touch Of Magic / A Place Called Paradise

56. Design For Life 1997

Chloe Lambard and Dane Inglethorpe
Hauroko Bay, Lyttleton Harbour,
Bank's Peninsula, Canterbury
Links: The Lake Of The Kingfisher / No Orchids By Request