Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
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| Silver River |
2007 |
Buy |
| Bringing Up Baby |
2007 |
Buy |
Poetry Collections#
| Title |
Published |
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| 101 Poems That Could Save Your Life |
1999 |
Buy |
| 101 Poems to Keep You Sane |
2001 |
Buy |
| 101 Poems to Help You Understand Men |
2002 |
Buy |
| 101 Poems to Get You Through the Day |
2003 |
Buy |
| Essential Poems (To Fall in Love With) |
2003 |
Buy |
| Poems To Last A Lifetime |
2004 |
Buy |
| Essential Poems For The Way We Live Now |
2005 |
Buy |
| Essential Poems For Children |
2005 |
Buy |
| Off By Heart |
2009 |
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| 100 Poems To See You Through |
2014 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Duchess’s Tattoo |
2011 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| My Last Duchess / The American Heiress |
2010 |
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| The Fortune Hunter |
2013 |
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| Diva |
2024 |
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The Nation’s Favourite Poems Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Nation’s Favourite Love Poems |
1997 |
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| The Nation’s Favourite Poems |
1998 |
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| The Nation’s Favourite Children’s Poems |
2001 |
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| The Nation’s Favourite Poems of Remembrance |
2003 |
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| The Nation’s Favourite Poems: Book 1 |
1996 |
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| The Nation’s Favourite: Comic Poems |
1998 |
Buy |
| The Nation’s Favourite Animal Poems |
2001 |
Buy |
| More Nation’s Favourite Poems |
2004 |
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Victoria Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Victoria |
2016 |
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| Victoria and Albert - A Royal Love Affair |
2017 |
Buy |
Daisy Goodwin started her career in British television, spending over two decades as a producer on shows like Grand Designs and Escape to the Country. Her first published works were poetry anthologies, beginning with The Nation’s Favourite Love Poems in 1997. She went on to edit more than a dozen themed poetry collections, including the popular 101 Poems series, before turning to fiction.
Goodwin’s debut novel, My Last Duchess (published in the US as The American Heiress), came out in 2010 and told the story of a wealthy American girl navigating the social hazards of 1890s English aristocracy. The Fortune Hunter followed in 2013, a Victorian love triangle based on the real lives of Charlotte Baird, Captain Bay Middleton, and Empress Elizabeth of Austria. In 2016, she created the ITV series Victoria, dramatizing the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign. The show ran for three seasons and sold to 146 countries.
Her most recent novel, Diva (2024), tells the story of Maria Callas and her relationship with Aristotle Onassis. Goodwin also published the memoir Silver River (2007), about her own family’s history stretching from Argentina to England. Her work consistently draws on real historical figures and personal stories.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Daisy Goodwin written?
Daisy Goodwin has written 26 books across six series.
What was Daisy Goodwin's first book?
Daisy Goodwin’s first book is The Nation’s Favourite Poems: Book 1, published in 1996.
Is Daisy Goodwin's novel Victoria the same as the TV show?
The novel Victoria (2016) was written alongside the ITV television series, which Goodwin created and wrote. The book covers the same period of Queen Victoria’s early reign, but the novel format allowed Goodwin to include more of Victoria’s inner thoughts and personal diaries.