Joanna Trollope
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Joanna Trollope OBE (born December 9, 1943, in Gloucestershire), is an English novelist.
Joanna Trollope was educated at Reigate County School for Girls followed by St Hugh's College, Oxford. From 1965 to 1967 she worked at the Foreign Office. Then from 1967 to 1979 she was employed in a number of teaching posts before she became a writer full-time in 1980. Trollope was formerly married to the television dramatist Ian Curteis.
Trollope's books often treat themes such as family dramas and upmarket romances. They are often written with a striking enchanting realism and a rare understanding of people. She is distantly related to the Victorian novelist, Anthony Trollope and a cousin of the writer and broadcaster James Trollope. Several of her novels have been adapted for television. Her best-known novel is The Rector's Wife.
[edit] Bibliography
- The Choir (1988)
- A Village Affair (1989)
- A Passionate Man (1990)
- The Rector's Wife (1991)
- The Men and the Girls (1992)
- A Spanish Lover (1993)
- The Best of Friends (1998)
- Next of Kin (1996)
- Other People's Children (1998)
- Marrying the Mistress (2000)
- Girl from the South (2002)
- Brother and Sister (2004)
- Second Honeymoon (2006)
[edit] Historical novels
(Mostly written under the pseudonym Caroline Harvey.)
- Eliza Stanhope (Not written under a pseudonym)
- Legacy of Love
- A Second Legacy
- A Castle in Italy
- Parson Harding's Daughter
- The Steps of the Sun
- The Brass Dolphin
- City of Gems
- The Taverner's Place
- Leaves from the Valley
[edit] External links
- Joanna Trollope's website features a biography, bibliography, extracts and interviews.
- Joanna Trollope biography from the British Council
