Josephine Cox dead: Best-selling novelist and Two Sisters author dies aged 82

“I could never imagine a single day without writing, and it’s been that way since as far back as I can remember.”

Charlie Redmayne, chief executive of HarperCollins, also paid tribute to Josephine following her death and said: “Publishing is built on authors such as Josephine Cox, writers who know instinctively what their readers want and work diligently, and with the utmost dedication, to deliver it.

“This is what Josephine Cox did for many decades, becoming one of our most beloved writers.

“She was a joy to spend time with and will be missed by not just her countless readers, but by all of us who had the privilege of working with her.”

source: express.co.uk