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Victoria Scott

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Victoria Scott is a bestselling British author of life-affirming fiction, known for her gripping gothic historical mysteries and uplifting book club novels that explore themes of hope, resilience and the power of human friendship and love. Her books are perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley, Kate Morton, and Jojo Moyes.

Her novels, The Storyteller’s Daughter and The Women Who Wouldn’t Leave, are both Amazon Top 100 bestsellers. Her latest novel, The House on the Cliff – a haunting, atmospheric tale of secrets and second chances – is out now.

Before becoming a novelist, Victoria worked as a journalist for the BBC, The Telegraph and Al Jazeera. She now combines her love of storytelling with lecturing in journalism at Kingston University.

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Victoria Scott I'm writing something completely different - a supernatural thriller - set near where I live. But I'm also about to start another novel which is inspi…moreI'm writing something completely different - a supernatural thriller - set near where I live. But I'm also about to start another novel which is inspired by my own life, and which will hopefully give people all the feels...(less)
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The House on the Cliff by Victoria     Scott
"A dual time mystery that is very well written. The twists and turns will keep you up reading into the night. Highly recommended."
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"It was 1966 and Theresa had left her home and family in London to start employment as a school nurse on the Cornish coast. Hallows Abbey, a boys only dwelling, had been around for a long time, and was now a private boarding school with the monks hous" Read more of this review »
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"I have been a huge fan of Victoria Scott since reading Patience a few years ago ( a must for all you Take That fans!) and will read anything she writes.
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"I do love a dual timeline story. This one is set in the present day with Amanda and in 1966 with Teresa. Two very different women but each with their own problems and the Hallows school in common. Teresa is the school nurse, she has travelled from Ir" Read more of this review »
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“She had named her when she had felt her first kick. Had sung to her at bedtime, had read to her in the early hours, and had whispered to her at dawn. They had grown to love each other. And now they were to be parted.”
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“When you're only ever the recipient of things, ever the object and never the subject, you are forced to digest them, to ruminate on them, to really see them...”
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“embarrassed, in the way humans so often are, by proximity to death. It is so rarely acknowledged and almost never discussed.”
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