"Jilly will undoubtedly be best remembered for her chart-topping series The Rutshire Chronicles and its havoc-making and handsome show-jumping hero Rupert Campbell-Black. 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. Her plots were both intricate and gutsy, spiked with sharp observations and wicked humour."
"The privilege of my career has been working with a woman who has defined culture, writing and conversation since she was first published over fifty years ago. Emotionally intelligent, fantastically generous, sharply observant and utter fun Jilly Cooper will be deeply missed by all at Curtis Brown and on the set of Rivals. I have lost a friend, an ally, a confidante and a mentor."
Jilly Cooper, 88, died unexpectedly. She achieved fame for bonkbusters such as Riders, Rivals and The Rutshire Chronicles, featuring show-jumping hero Rupert Campbell-Black. Her children Felix and Emily called her the shining light of their lives, proud of her achievements and grieving her infectious smile and laughter. Her novels explored class, sex, marriage, rivalry, grief and fertility with acuity, sharp observation and wicked humour, often drawing on personal experience and social dissection with Austen-like insight. Agent Felicity Blunt praised her cultural influence, generosity, emotional intelligence and lasting impact.
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