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General · 12 December 2025

Bestselling novelist Joanna Trollope dies aged 82 at Oxfordshire home

Bestselling novelist Joanna Trollope dies aged 82 at Oxfordshire home

Joanna Trollope, the prolific British author known as the queen of the Aga saga, died peacefully at her Oxfordshire home on December 11. Her daughters Louise and Antonia confirmed the beloved writers passing. Trollope wrote over 40 novels exploring domestic life and relationships in rural England, including The Rectors Wife and Other Peoples Children. Despite rejecting the patronising Aga saga label, her works tackled challenging topics from marital breakdown to adoption, earning her widespread acclaim and a CBE in 2019.

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