R-I-P Jilly Cooper

TillyTrotter

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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.

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,

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 😿

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

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

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

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

Dame Jilly Cooper — ROSEBUD share.google/r6coffhloaIcx5jjX

TillyTrotter

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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.

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.

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

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!

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.

I’ll never know who

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

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 used to love her columns in the Sunday Times.

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.

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

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.

Thanks LoveBach, I've not read any of her books but she well-known anyway.

Allira

I think one of her 'posh' heroes was based on Andrew Parker-Bowles.

It was 'THE' posh hero, Rupert Campbell Black, who appeared in most of her books, and was evidently based on Andrew Parker Bowles. He begins as a spoilt and cruel individual, but is softened a little by true love.

Never read any of her books.

Never read any of her books, the subject matter didn’t appeal at all, but saw a docu about her a few years ago and she seemed a very interesting and pleasant woman who had enjoyed life to the full and felt the loss of her DH, Leo so very much.

I think one of her 'posh' heroes was based on Andrew Parker-Bowles.

RIP Jilly. 🌹
In my teenage years I read one of the girls name books - think it was Bella - and thought it great fun. Couldn’t wait to get hold of the others and read them all.
Then the blockbusters - Riders,Rivals,Polo . Gosh they were thick books full of mainly “posh’ characters and provided escapism to a world that was so different to mine.
I loved the way the front of the books had a sketch of the ‘Shire’ and who lived where.
And a list of all the characters that I thought I’d never remember, but I soon got into it.
Thank you Jilly for your storytelling talent.