Joanna Trollope death: Bestselling British author behind The Rector’s Wife dies aged 82

Trollope published more than 30 novels over four decades, initially writing under the pseudonym Caroline Harvey - (David Hartley/Shutterstock)

Joanna Trollope, the popular author behind a string of successful novels including The Rector’s Wife, has died aged 82.

In a statement, her daughters Louise and Antonia said: “Our beloved and inspirational mother Joanna Trollope has died peacefully at her Oxfordshire home, on 11 December, aged 82.”