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20 quotes by Joanna Trollope

Joanna Trollope OBE (/ˈtrɒləp/; born 9 December 1943) is a British writer. She also wrote under the pseudonym of Caroline Harvey. Her novel Parson Harding's Daughter won in 1980 the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association.
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You can't love a library of e-books. You can't furnish a room with e-books.

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I don't always set stories in villages, more often in towns. But always in smallish communities because the characters' actions are more... →

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I'm a third done into a new book but sorry - I have a superstition about talking about it!

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You can't help parts of yourself leaking into other characters.

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My view of an excellent novel was probably set in the golden age of fiction in the 19th century: narrative, character and voice are of equal... →

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Oddly my name has been no professional help at all! It seems to have made no difference. I admire him hugely, both for his benevolence and his... →

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I am not a fan of the cupcake image. This idea that you can distract a girl with something frivolous like a cake or shoes or handbags, and she... →

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I don't need to marry again. I've been married twice, and I love it when it works, but these days we live until we're 80 and marriages... →

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I've experienced huge kindness here, a great welcome and some very generous reviews without the snide social edge I often suffer from at home.... →

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I'm an enormous fan of people who have had a lot of faith in themselves, and been on a tremendous journey.

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My advice would be not to write until after 35. You need some experience, and for life to knock you about a bit. Growing up is so hard you probably... →

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I always love writing about children.

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I am often criticised for being rather accessible.

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