Joanna Trollope

Joanna Trollope is one of Britain's best-known and bestselling novelists, whose contemporary fiction explores the dynamics of modern family life with intelligence and compassion. Born in 1943, she studied English at Oxford. She was awarded a CBE and also writes historical fiction as Caroline Harvey. Balancing Act explores the tensions within a modern family as different generations struggle to maintain their relationships while pursuing their own ambitions. Trollope has published over thirty novels, including The Rector's Wife, Other People's Children, and City of Friends. She is often credited with creating the genre of the 'Aga saga.' Her audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers intelligent, compassionate fiction about the complexities of modern family life from one of Britain's most accomplished social novelists.