‘Jilly Cooper was the absolute queen’: writers pay tribute to the beloved author

<p>The writer was an astute observer of English class – and a champion of complicated female heroines</p><p>• <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/06/jilly-cooper-dies-riders-rivals">Jilly Cooper, author of Rivals and Riders, dies aged 88</a><br>• <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/oct/06/share-your-tributes-and-memories-of-rivals-author-jilly-cooper">Share your memories of Jilly Cooper</a></p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/06/jilly-cooper-was-the-absolute-queen-writers-pay-tribute-to-the-beloved-author">Continue reading...</a>