"Felicity Blunt, Cooper's agent, told the BBC, it had been a privilege to work with "a woman who has defined culture, writing and conversation since she was first published over 50 years ago." She praised the author - fondly known as the Queen of the Bonkbuster - for writing with "acuity and insight about all things: class, sex, marriage, rivalry, grief and fertility," and for crafting "intricate and gutsy plots spiked with sharp observations and wicked humour"."
"The eight-part drama - packed with sex, scandal and plenty of nudity - followed several socially elite couples, including gay lovers Charles Fairburn and Gerald Middleton. In the novel, Charles is the implied gay head of religious programming at Lord Tony Baddingham's commercial television network. But that was changed for the TV series to make his homosexuality more explicit. Work on a second season is currently underway."
Dame Jilly Cooper died on a Sunday morning after a fall; the death was announced on Monday, 6 October. Her children described her as the shining light in their lives and said her love for family and friends knew no bounds, calling her unexpected death a complete shock and praising her infectious smile and laughter. Her agent called it a privilege to have worked with someone who defined culture and conversation for decades, noting acuity in her portrayals of class, sex, marriage, rivalry, grief and fertility. Cooper sold over 11 million books. Rivals, the second Rutshire Chronicles novel, was adapted for Disney+; the eight-part drama featured explicit content and altered a character’s sexuality for television, and work on a second season is underway. Before novels, Cooper worked as a journalist and contributed a lifestyle column.
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