Joanna Trollope was kind and wise — never more so than when my son died
- Posted on December 12, 2025
- By The Times
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Joanna Trollope was kind and wise — never more so than when my son died

Libby Purves first met the writer when she was sent to interview her, becoming a friend and confidante. Plus chief literary critic Johanna Thomas Corr on her teenage passion for ‘Agashire’