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Victoria Scott

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Born

in The United Kingdom

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Fiction, Contemporary, Historical Fiction

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Lucinda Riley, Kate Morton, Jojo Moyes

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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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Average rating: 4.26 · 15,097 ratings · 766 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Storyteller's Daughter 4.29 avg rating — 8,024 ratings — published 2025 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House in the Water by Victoria Darke (Goodreads Author), Victoria Scott (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 3,545 ratings — published 2024 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Women Who Wouldn't Leave 4.32 avg rating — 1,950 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Children 4.06 avg rating — 873 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Patience 4.34 avg rating — 472 ratings — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grace 4.31 avg rating — 439 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Echo of Lost Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Victoria Scott rated a book it was amazing The Enemy’s Wife: Don’t miss this emotional, heart-wrenching brand-new historical fiction in 2026, set in Shanghai during World War II (Survivors of War) by Deborah Swift (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Victoria Scott liked Melanie Dawes Skirrow's review of The Lost Children: "Full of twists I found I couldn't put this book down, it drawers you into 2 stories running along side each other. I wasn't expecting the outcome. Lovely book"
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Victoria Scott liked Rachel Eidson's review of The Storyteller's Daughter: "simply beautiful This is a beautifully written story. A story of women’s struggles, beauty, magnificence, strength and bonds. I thoroughly enjoyed this read. "
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Victoria Scott made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please can you replace the holding cover? topic " Hi! Please could you replace the holding cover for The Echo of Lost Stories with the proper cover? Thank you! https://www.toryscott.com/the-echo-of... ht ...more "
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Victoria Scott rated a book it was amazing The Strawberry House by Rachel Burton (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Rich with longing, The Strawberry House captures the aching beauty of England on the brink of change. A beautifully atmospheric tale of a house and the hearts it held, Burton evokes the years before and after World War II with such tenderness
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Victoria Scott rated a book it was amazing The Sea Child by Linda Wilgus (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The Sea Child reminded me strongly of Frenchman's Creek by Daphne Du Maurier, one of my favourite stories of all time. Set in beautiful Cornwall, there's swashbuckling, smuggling, forbidden desire and best of all, a woman fighting not just for her lo ...more
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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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