Should women really hold out for Mr Perfect? As author Joanna Trollope says she’s given up on men

Linda Kelsey, 68, (pictured) says the women who make later-life relationships work are the ones who know their priorities NO  By Linda Kelsey Bearing in mind my age — 68 — here is a wishlist for my Mr Perfect: he should be 6 ft tall, a consultant doctor in, let’s say, orthopaedics, who combines NHS work … Read more

Joanna Trollope claims women want men to be ‘dependent’ on them

Joanna Trollope claims ’emotionally ambitious’ women want men and chidren to be ‘dependent’ on them, but then resent them for it Joanna Trollope, 76, argues women want men to be ‘dependent’ on them Novelist who lives in London, claims females want to maintain a sense of control She told The Lady magazine, that her success … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Sir John Major urges people to ‘pick up a Trollope’

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Sir John Major urges people to ‘pick up a Trollope’ as part of campaign to boost the Victorian writers’ novels By Sebastian Shakespeare for the Daily Mail Published: 00:00 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 00:34 GMT, 11 March 2020 Fancy picking up a Trollope? Sir John Major does and is urging everyone … Read more

The one lesson I’ve learned from life: Joanna Trollope says remain a little detached from life 

The one lesson I’ve learned from life: Joanna Trollope says remain a little detached from life Joanna Trollope, 76, who lives in West London, has penned more than 30 novels Author said she’s detached from fretting too much about herself or others Mother-of-two claims having a little distance from worry is very peaceful  By Simon … Read more

Joanna Trollope, Colum McCann and Aravind Adiga: This week’s best new fiction

From Joanna Trollope’s classy Mum & Dad to Apeirogon by Colum McCann and Aravind Adiga’s gripping Amnesty, this week’s best new fiction By Hephzibah Anderson and Anthony Gardner and Max Davidson Published: 22:02 GMT, 22 February 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 22 February 2020 Mum & Dad Joanna Trollope              … Read more