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'''Linda Proud''' (born July 9th, 1949) is an English writer on cultural and philosophical themes, including ''The Botticelli Trilogy]'' – three novels set in [[Renaissance]] [[Florence]].

== Biography ==
 

The only child of William Wilfred Proud and Sybil Grace Proud, her childhood solitude fostered a lively imagination which, by the age of twelve, was expressing itself in a historical novel. Born in [[Hertfordshire]], she grew up in [[Essex]] and from her first painting book developed a passion for art. Guided into a career by pragmatic people, she was persuaded to train in display and exhibition (for which she gained diplomas at the [[College of Distributive Trades, ]], [[London]], 1967). But after being a window dresser for about six months she walked away from a life being determined by practical considerations. Once free, she followed a more creative path and began to move towards graphic design. In 1972, however, the sudden onset of agoraphobia caused her to return home. In this period of darkness, art and all creative activities were abandoned; when she emerged again a year later, it was as a writer.

(contracted; show full)hion, she is unable to count. Picture research was abandoned with great regret when new technology robbed the job of its skill and pleasure. She now teaches creative writing to students of Sarah Lawrence College (Oxford programme) and acts as an editor for a major literary consultancy. She lectures frequently both on creative writing and the Renaissance, and often leads study tours in Italy. With her husband she founded Godstow Press in 2003 to publish creative literature that chimes with their philosophy.
  

== Philosophy ==
 
Linda Proud’s independent thinking sits well with a westernised form of Advaita Vedanta, which, for her, is a contemporary equivalent of neoplatonism. This ‘philosophy of unity’, in which all things are an expression of the One, allows her to find common ground with people of all faiths and denominations. That her life has turned out so well given its start of low expectations, that she has fulfilled all ambitions, that she teaches at university level without any qualifications other th(contracted; show full)
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