Daisy Goodwin
Daisy Goodwin is a writer and television producer. After reading history at Cambridge, she went to Columbia Film School as a Harkness Fellow. After ten years at the BBC making arts documentaries, she left to join the independent sector and created a number of shows, including Grand Designs, which is now in its 18th year on Channel 4.
In 2005, she started Silver River productions, which she sold to Sony in 2012. Alongside her TV work, Daisy has written three novels, including The American Heiress, The Fortune Hunter, and Victoria, all of which were both New York Times bestsellers. She is also the creator and screenwriter of the Masterpiece presentation Victoria on PBS, which was recently renewed for a third season. Daisy lives in London with her three dogs, two daughters, and one husband.
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New York Times bestselling author Daisy Goodwin returns with a story of the scandalous love affair between the most celebrated opera singer of all time and one of the richest men in the world.
In the glittering and ruthlessly competitive world of opera, Maria Callas was known simply as la divina: the divine one. With her glorious v...Read More
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This glorious debut novel by a latter-day Edith Wharton is a deliciously literate and compelling story of a beautiful, naive young American heiress at the turn of the twentieth century who is ill-prepared for aristocratic decadence when she marries an English duke....Read More
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Behind the Scenes of Victoria
On Writing Historical Fiction
Praise for Diva
“Lorelei King narrates the book, nicely handling the Greek and Italian accents…a big, tragic love story, made all the more affecting in its audio version by the inclusion of stirring musical passages from La Divina’s great roles.”
— Katherine Powers, Audiobook critic of The Washington PostPraise for The American Heiress
“Ms. Goodwin…writes deliciously.”
— Janet Maslin, The New York Times“A propulsive story of love, manners, culture clash, and store-bought class from a time long past that proves altogether fresh.”
— Publishers Weekly“Top-notch writing…will please fans of historical romance, including book club members.”
— Library Journal (starred review)“[An] exceptionally thoughtful and stunning historical novel that will leave you reeling and astonished…and give you the urge to re-read it the instant the last page is turned.”
— BookReporter.com“Smart, emotional, entertaining writing…a delicious tale that captivates.”
— RT Book Reviews“Deliciously classy. A story that gallops along, full of exquisite period detail.”
— Kate Mosse, New York Times bestselling author of Labyrinth“Sparkling and thoroughly engaging…a highly enjoyable and intelligent read.”
— The Sunday Times (U.K.)Book This Speaker
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