Victoria Hislop

A British journalist and writer, Victoria Hislop is a well regarded figure within the industry, with her now having turned to writing fiction full-time. Her novels have already gone on to sell worldwide, making them a publishing sensation, as she largely focuses on stories that deal with deeper more profound ideas and themes. With her status secured as a best-selling author, she has managed to create an impact with her work, and one that will have a lasting appeal for quite some time.

The best place to start is the Island series, the earliest of Victoria Hislop's multi-book series: it opens with The Island (2005) and runs to 2 books across 2005–2020, ending with One August Night (2020). Victoria Hislop's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Victoria Hislop has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2001 and 2023. 4 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Island series with 2 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Victoria Hislop's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Island (2005–2020, 2 books) and Emma Donoghue Short Story Collections (2006–2011, 2 books).

This guide splits Victoria Hislop's 16 books into 2 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Island (2 books, 2005–2020); Emma Donoghue Short Story Collections (2 books, 2006–2011).