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ⓘ About Joanna Trollope
She was educated at Reigate County School for Girls which was followed by St. Hugh’s College, Oxford. On May 14, 1966 she married David Roger William Potter, and they had two daughters, Antonia and Louise, before divorcing in the year 1983. In the year 1985, she remarried to Ian Curteis, the television dramatist, and became stepmom of two boys. They wound up divorcing in the year 2001. She is a grandmother and lives by herself in London. Joanna worked at the Foreign Office from 1965 until 1967. Then from 1967 until 1979, she was employed in many teaching jobs before becoming a full time writer in the year 1980. She wrote her first novel when she was about fourteen, and it was all about herself. She keeps it under lock and key in case any of her kids find it.
All Book Series by Joanna Trollope
Eligible
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2016 Anthology · Curtis Sittenfeld
Parson Harding's Daughter
Book 3 of 33 · published 1980 Pen name · Caroline Harvey
The BBC National Short Story Award 2010
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2010 Anthology · Helen Oyeyemi,David Constantine,Sarah Hall,Aminatta Forna,Jon McGregor
The BBC National Short Story Award 2011
Book 2 of 15 · published 2011 Anthology · Alison MacLeod,M.J. Hyland,Jon McGregor,K.J. Orr,Sue MacGregor
The BBC International Short Story Award 2012
Book 3 of 15 · published 2012 Anthology · Miroslav Penkov,Carrie Tiffany,Deborah Levy,M.J. Hyland,Clive Anderson,Lucy Caldwell,Henrietta Rose-Innes,Julian Gough,Chris Womersley,Krys Lee,Adam Ross
The BBC National Short Story Award 2013
Book 4 of 15 · published 2013 Anthology · Lionel Shriver,Sarah Hall,Lavinia Greenlaw,Lucy Wood
The BBC National Short Story Award 2014
Book 5 of 15 · published 2014 Anthology · Tessa Hadley,Lionel Shriver,Zadie Smith,Rose Tremain,Francesca Rhydderch,Alan Yentob
The BBC National Short Story Award 2015
Book 6 of 15 · published 2015 Anthology · Jeremy Page
BBC National Short Story Award 2016
Book 7 of 15 · published 2016 Anthology · Hilary Mantel,Claire-Louise Bennett,Lavinia Greenlaw,Tahmima Anam,Jenni Murray,K.J. Orr
The BBC National Short Story Award 2017
Book 8 of 15 · published 2017 Co-authored · Helen Oyeyemi,Jenni Fagan,Benjamin Markovits,Will Eaves,Cynan Jones
The BBC National Short Story Award 2018
Book 9 of 15 · published 2018 Anthology · Kerry Andrew,Sarah Hall,Ingrid Persaud,Nell Stevens,Kiare Ladner,Stig Abell
The BBC National Short Story Award 2019
Book 10 of 15 · published 2019 Anthology · Lucy Caldwell,Jo Lloyd,Lynda Clark,Jacqueline Crooks,Nikki Bedi
The BBC National Short Story Award 2020
Book 11 of 15 · published 2020 Anthology · Eley Williams,Sarah Hall,Caleb Azumah Nelson,Jan Carson,Jack Houston
The BBC National Short Story Award 2021
Book 12 of 15 · published 2021 Anthology · Danny Rhodes,James Runcie,Richard Smyth,Lucy Caldwell,Rory Gleeson,Georgina Harding
The BBC National Short Story Award 2022
Book 13 of 15 · published 2022 Anthology · Kerry Andrew,Elizabeth Day,Jenn Ashworth,Anna Bailey,Vanessa Onwuemezi,Saba Sams
The BBC National Short Story Award 2023
Book 14 of 15 · published 2023 Anthology · Kamila Shamsie,NickMulgrew,NaomiWood,CheriseSaywell,KPatrick,Reeta Chakrabarti
The BBC National Short Story Award 2024
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2024 Anthology · Lucy Caldwell,Ross Raisin,Will Boast,Manish Chauhan,Paddy O’Connell,Vee Walker
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Joanna Trollope?
She was educated at Reigate County School for Girls which was followed by St. Hugh’s College, Oxford. On May 14, 1966 she married David Roger William Potter, and they had two daughters, Antonia and Louise, before divorcing in the year 1983. In the year 1985, she remarried to Ian Curteis, the television dramatist, and became stepmom of two boys.
Which Joanna Trollope series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Austen Project series, the earliest of Joanna Trollope's multi-book series: it opens with Sense & Sensibility (2013) and runs to 4 books across 2013–2016, ending with Eligible (2016).
How many books has Joanna Trollope written?
Joanna Trollope has 63 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1978 and 2024. 21 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Austen Project series with 4 books — and 42 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Joanna Trollope's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Joanna Trollope's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Legacy Saga (1983–1993, 2 books) and Austen Project (2013–2016, 4 books).
How are Joanna Trollope's books organised into series?
This guide splits Joanna Trollope's 63 books into 3 named series and 42 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Austen Project (4 books, 2013–2016); Legacy Saga (2 books, 1983–1993); The BBC National Short Story Award (15 books, 2010–2024).