Author Jilly Cooper has passed away aged 88.

[Kate!]

Jilly Cooper has died at the age of 88, her agent has confirmed.

The author, whose 18 novels include Riders and Rivals, “defined culture, writing and conversation since she was first published over fifty years ago,” said her agent Felicity Blunt. “You wouldn’t expect books categorised as bonkbusters to have so emphatically stood the test of time but Jilly wrote with acuity and insight about all things - class, sex, marriage, rivalry, grief and fertility.”

[Livia]

I was not a fan at all, but I'm sorry to hear this. She sold lots of books and had lots of fans.

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/10/06/12/102740695-0-image-m-4_1759750988931.jpg


[Tributes have poured in for
celebrated novelist Dame Jilly Cooper
after her death aged 88 following a fall.

The 'Queen of the bonkbuster' author
was famed for her raunchy romance novels,
selling more than 12million books in her career.

Dame Jilly's children Felix and Emily said
her death on Sunday morning,
announced today, has come as a
'complete shock' as they called her
the 'shining light' of their lives.]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15165911/Jilly-Cooper-dies-aged-88.html


A great writer
she will be missed

[thesheriff443]

Rip jilly

[Kate!]

I've already done a thread for this

[Barry.]

RIP. I guess her and Jackie Collins were raunchy writers, were they friends?

[arista]

I've already done a thread for this


Yes but
in the Wrong Section
Kate



[Serious Debates & News Debate and discussion about political, moral, philosophical, celebrity and news topics.]


Jilly is a Celebrity
Not your general chat - Kate

[Barry.]

Yes but
in the Wrong Section
Kate



[Serious Debates & News Debate and discussion about political, moral, philosophical, celebrity and news topics.]


Jilly is a Celebrity
Not your general chat - Kate

Doesn’t mean you could have made a new thread. Just ask the mods to move it

[arista]

Doesn’t mean you could have made a new thread. Just ask the mods to move it


You miss the Valid Point

I checked the Correct Section


Not Kate's Silly Choice
of general chat


I was not aware of this hidden thread in the wrong section

[Kate!]

You miss the Valid Point

I checked the Correct Section


Not Kate's Silly Choice
of general chat


I was not aware of this hidden thread in the wrong section

Rude

[Cherie]

Loved a bit of Jilly, not read anything of hers in a while

RIP

[arista]

Rude


For Sure

[Nicky91]

Yes but
in the Wrong Section
Kate



[Serious Debates & News Debate and discussion about political, moral, philosophical, celebrity and news topics.]


Jilly is a Celebrity
Not your general chat - Kate

book authors can be celebrities too, you know?


like Danielle Steel



and Jilly has her own wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jilly_Cooper

and wikipedia has strict policies, they only allow profile pages for prominent people, not for non-celebrities

[Nicky91]

presenter Piers Morgan for example wrote "Such a fabulously fun, mischievous, warm-hearted lady. If she was in a room, everyone would feel instantly cheerier."


or top actress Dame Joanna Lumley wrote "She was entirely generous, hugely talented, prolific, enthusiastic, meticulous and wholly loveable: a darling friend and a brilliant person."

[Zizu]

presenter Piers Morgan for example wrote "Such a fabulously fun, mischievous, warm-hearted lady. If she was in a room, everyone would feel instantly cheerier."


or top actress Dame Joanna Lumley wrote "She was entirely generous, hugely talented, prolific, enthusiastic, meticulous and wholly loveable: a darling friend and a brilliant person."


Who cares about his opinion

He’s a complete slimeball


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk