‘Jilly Cooper was the absolute queen’: writers pay tribute to the beloved author
The writer was an astute observer of English class – and a champion of complicated female heroines
• Jilly Cooper, author of Rivals and Riders, dies aged 88
• Share your memories of Jilly Cooper
Jilly Cooper was a genuinely merry soul, with a gimlet eye and a determination to see the best in absolutely everything; even when her life was difficult, she brightened every room with her spaniel hair. What fun she had and shared with us, and what a wonderful legacy she left.