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Victoria Scott

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Born

in The United Kingdom

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http://www.toryscott.com

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Fiction, Contemporary, Historical Fiction

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Lucinda Riley, Kate Morton, Jojo Moyes

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February 2021

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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: 4.25 · 16,721 ratings · 889 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Storyteller's Daughter 4.28 avg rating — 8,531 ratings — published 2025 — 2 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 4.31 avg rating — 1,987 ratings — 4 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 4.05 avg rating — 1,278 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 4.33 avg rating — 483 ratings — 2 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 — 451 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 4.35 avg rating — 418 ratings — published 2026 — 7 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
	My Silent Sister: A moving story about love, hope, and the choices that define us 4.56 avg rating — 25 ratings — 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 Foxglove Garden 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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 Daughter I Let Go: A poignant and uplifting story of motherhood and finding strength to begin again 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Something I wasn't prepared for when I became a writer was the possibility of actually having 'fans.' That sounds ridiculous I suppose because that's probably what every author dreams of, but I never really allowed myself to think I'd ever have any.
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Victoria Scott liked Gaynor Mackenzie-Cooke's review of My Silent Sister: A moving story about love, hope, and the choices that define us: "Heart breaking Cried though most of the second half. Well worth the read. Have given me such a wake up to problems of all sorts of disabilities."
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Victoria Scott liked Janice Watts's review of The Lost Children: "The Lost Children Dual time line story of the past. A spell binding story of forbidden love and buried secrets. Loved the plot and the characters. "
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Victoria Scott liked Luis A Quijano's review of The Lost Children: "Excellent book This is a great book. The writer is not only a smart person, I would say she has a lot of wisdom. It is amazing how much knowledge she has about human nature. It is fantastic."
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Victoria Scott liked denise messer's review of The Lost Children: "Must read, delightful book I truly loved this book. It kept me going to the end. And I wanted more. Great setting... Loved that it was by the Ocean. Thank you"
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Victoria Scott made a comment on Tilly Fitzgerald’s review of Patience " Hi Tilly, I wonder whether there's any chance you could share this review again on the re-release of this novel, now titled My Silent Sister, on Goodr ...more "
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Victoria Scott made a comment on Katherine Hayward Pérez ’s review of Patience " Hi Katherine! I wonder whether there's any chance you could share this review again on the re-release of this novel, now titled My Silent Sister? My n ...more "
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Victoria Scott made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Books listed under wrong Victoria Scott topic " Hello, Two of my forthcoming releases have been listed under the wrong Victoria Scott. Please could you move them to me instead? Thank you. They are htt ...more "
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― Victoria Scott, The Lost Children

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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.”
― Victoria Scott, Grace

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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...”
― Victoria Scott, Patience

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