R-I-P Jilly Cooper

TerriBull

Wasn't her pseudonym "Jolly Super" I believe I read that somewhere.

Jolly Super was what Private Eye called her!

Jilly was terrific. I met her a few times as we had the same publisher (and later the same editor). I have a photo of her and me together at an event and I couldn't look more over-excited fan-girl if I tried!

I wrote to her when I was halfway through writing my first book, asking how on earth anyone ever gets to the end and she sent me such a lovely reply. RIP - I hope heaven is a fabulous adventure for her.

Never read any of her books. Not my type of book...

Not a year Jilly but she did have some good quotes including

The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness, can be trained to do most things.

Thank You Jilly.

I used to love her columns in the Sunday Times.

Susie, yes, The Common Years is a different aspect of her writing. When my daughter was a teenager she shared the girls’ names series and I was hooked on her humour and story telling. I briefly met her at a rather quiet signing and was charmed - and hugged. We exchanged letters and cards and her responses were so warm and appreciative. Still writing in her eighties, she will indeed be missed.

I’ve just realised I’ll never who were the birth parents of Paris Alvaston…

I’ll never know who

Mojack26

Never read any of her books. Not my type of book...

She wrote loads of different books, with lots of humour, not just Bonk Busters.

The Common Years is one of my all time favourite books. I met Jilly when she came in to the shop I was working at in Gloucestershire some years ago - she was exactly as you would expect, friendly, funny and vivacious. One of a kind!

Interesting post Paperbackwriter
I hoped Jilly was as nice as she came across as in interviews. Seems she was.

This week's episode of Susan Calman's Grand Day Out is titled "Jilly Cooper Country."

"Susan explores the beautiful Cotswolds - the inspiration for romantic novelist Jilly Cooper.
Susan visits Bisley, which was home to the author, Tewkesbury Abbey and Sudeley Castle."

Friday 10th October
Channel 5, 8pm to 9pm.

TillyTrotter

Interesting post Paperbackwriter
I hoped Jilly was as nice as she came across as in interviews. Seems she was.

Someone I know met her a few times and she, too, says how lovely Jilly was.

Gyles Brandreth had her on his Rosebud podcast not so long ago. I loved the Rutshire books.

Dame Jilly Cooper — ROSEBUD share.google/r6coffhloaIcx5jjX

Living in the States I hadn’t seen this. Loved her, her books and her great and funny newspaper articles back in the day.

Never read her books. But I did watch some of her TV Interviews - lovely lady and married a long time. Anyone who can hold a marriage together for a long time gets my vote
R.i.p, Jilly Cooper

Don't think she had a bad bone in her body. Sounds like she went too soon. After a fall.

Elrel

I’ve just realised I’ll never who were the birth parents of Paris Alvaston…

I am reading Wicked at the moment, I know what you mean, poor Paris 😿

Her column in the Sunday Times was always funny, interesting and so well written. It was always the first thing that I read. Her factual observational pieces were my favourites but her early books were such joyful romps.. Haven’t read any of her books in many a long year perhaps might catch up on them, the titles have put me off! She was a wonderfully entertaining speaker, a true gem who will be greatly missed. We seem to have very few such sparky, funny but kind characters around these days,

TillyTrotter

Interesting post Paperbackwriter
I hoped Jilly was as nice as she came across as in interviews. Seems she was.

She was terrific. At our editor's retirement party, ed's daughter reports that when Jilly arrived, it was as if all the Beatles had turned up! She was friendly, fun and just a delight.