Joanna Mansell | |
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Born | Essex, London |
Pen name | Joanna Mansell |
Occupation | Novelist |
Period | 1986–1995 |
Genre | Romantic novel |
Joanna Mansell was a popular writer of 23 romance novels from 1986 to 1995, who loved gardening and past times spent daydreaming [1]
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