"I live in the Royal Borough, so it was natural, when I needed some football research for my new novel, Friday Nights, to go to Stamford Bridge. I expected to be interested - but I didn't expect to be bowled over. I was gripped by the whole thing - stadium, atmosphere, the game, the players, the fans....and now, of course, I'm one of them. It's very exciting, to discover this huge new passion, and I have a feeling that this isn't the only novel of mine in which the beautiful game will get more than a passing reference. ..."

Joanna Trollope with Didier Drogba at Stamford Bridge
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