Nancy Friday published 2 novels, 6 non-fiction books and 1 other book, beginning with My Secret Garden (1973).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Nancy Friday
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My Secret Garden
Nancy Friday's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
Women on Top (1991)
Beyond My Control (1998)
Non-fiction in order
My Secret Garden (1973)
Forbidden Flowers: More Women's Sexual Fantasies (1975)
My Mother/My Self (1977)
Men in Love (1980)
The Power of Beauty (Ome) (1996)
Our Looks/Our Lives (1999)
Other books in order
Nancy Friday Non-Fiction (1999)
About Nancy Friday
Nancy Colbert Friday was an American author who wrote on the topics of female sexuality and liberation. Her writings argue that women have often been reared under an ideal of womanhood, which was outdated and restrictive, and largely unrepresentative of many women's true inner lives, and that openness about women's hidden lives could help free women to truly feel able to enjoy being themselves. She asserts that this is not due to deliberate malice, but due to social expectation, and that for women's and men's benefit alike it is healthier that both be able to be equally open, participatory and free to be accepted for who and what they are.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nancy Friday FAQ
- How many books has Nancy Friday written?
- Nancy Friday published 2 novels, 6 non-fiction books and 1 other book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Nancy Friday's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with My Secret Garden.
- What is Nancy Friday's last book?
- Our Looks/Our Lives (1999).
- What is Nancy Friday's most famous book?
- My Secret Garden (1973) is Nancy Friday's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.