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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 diplom(contracted; show full)
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