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  • Bibliography:
    12 Books
  • First Book:
    October 1995
  • Latest Book:
    August 2025
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Book List in Order: 12 titles





  • The Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa’s leading literary prize and is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. Each year the winning story and shortlisted entries are collected a...



  • Kiyoshi'ss love for making paper lanterns becomes a problem when it distracts him from learning the more practical farming skills taught to him by his father. Fascinated by dragonflies that hum in their rice paddy, Kiyoshi crafts a lantern that cha...



  • A dark, all-pervading sexuality haunts this beautifully wrought collection of interlinked short stories set against the backdrop of the diverse communities of Cape Town. The voice of the collection opens up territory that has only been gingerly appro...



  • When her husband Amir abruptly leaves home, film editor Lucinda is left angry and puzzled. Where has Amir gone, and why? In the months before he left, Amir seemed troubled and preoccupied and their marriage had become strained and tense. Now Lucinda ...



  • Thrilling, atmospheric, and filled with ancient magic, this lyrically written YA debut is perfect for readers of The Raven Cycle and Wink Poppy Midnight. Every Christmas, Wren is chased through the woods near her isolated Irish village by her fami...



  • In this lush, magical thriller for fans of the Raven Cycle and The Hazel Wood, one girl's murder investigation leads her into an ancient magical war.

    It's been two months since Zara's sister Laila was found lifeless on the village green of t...



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    'A fiercely compelling, ferocious story' â€" Kiran Millwood Hargrave
    'Furious, beautiful, and impossible to put down' - Katherine Webber
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    An epic South African fantasy fro...








  • It’s not dust she’s looking for . . . it’s dirt. Esmie is meant to be invisible. A cleaner for an exclusive gated neighborhood in Ireland, Esmie fades into the background, slipping in and out of kitchens and closets, quietly observi...



  • Jasmin has always known that monsters are real. When she was a child, she witnessed her famous, adored grandfather attempt to kill her grandmother. Now Jasmin is seventeen, watchful and curious. She hangs out at the local college, sneaking into the ...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Mary Watson has published 12 books.

The next book by Mary Watson, Strange Nature, will be published in August 2025.

The first book by Mary Watson, The Butterfly Seeds, was published in October 1995.

No. Mary Watson does not write books in series.