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Acclaimed romance novelist dies aged 82

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Joanna Trollope, the acclaimed author of romance novels, has died peacefully at her Oxfordshire home at the age of 82.
Her daughters, Louise and Antonia, confirmed her passing on 11 December.
Trollope was widely recognised for her tales of romance and mystery set in rural middle England, earning her the moniker 'Queen of the Aga Saga'.
She was a fifth-generation niece of the renowned English novelist and civil servant Anthony Trollope.
Before embarking on a full-time writing career, she studied English at Oxford University and held roles at the Foreign Office and as a teacher.

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