9 Dec 1943 - 11 Dec 2025 (82 years)

Joanna Trollope was a distinguished British novelist whose work has illuminated the emotional lives, social expectations, and quiet struggles of modern Britain.

A descendant of the Victorian writer Anthony Trollope, she forged her own literary reputation with bestselling novels such as The Choir, A Village Affair, and The Rector’s Wife. Her writing is noted for its clarity, compassion, and perceptive examination of family, faith, and change. Widely read and critically respected, Trollope’s fiction has been adapted for television and translated internationally. Her enduring contribution lies in her ability to give voice to ordinary lives with uncommon insight and grace.