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Jilly Cooper


Born
in Hornchurch, Essex, England, The United Kingdom
February 21, 1937

Died
October 05, 2025

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Genre
Romance


Dame Jilly Cooper, OBE (born February 21, 1937) was an English author. She started her career as a journalist and wrote numerous works of non-fiction before writing several romance novels, the first of which appeared in 1975. She was most famous for writing the six blockbuster novels the Rutshire Chronicles.

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Average rating: 3.98 · 86,779 ratings · 5,647 reviews · 91 distinct works • Similar authors
Rivals (Rutshire Chronicles...
4.09 avg rating — 15,827 ratings — published 1988 — 50 editions
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Riders (Rutshire Chronicles...
3.97 avg rating — 15,608 ratings — published 1985 — 2 editions
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Polo (Rutshire Chronicles, #3)
4.20 avg rating — 6,941 ratings — published 1991 — 39 editions
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The Man Who Made Husbands J...
4.03 avg rating — 5,042 ratings — published 1993 — 21 editions
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Mount! (Rutshire Chronicles...
3.99 avg rating — 4,139 ratings — published 2016 — 18 editions
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Appassionata (Rutshire Chro...
3.91 avg rating — 3,578 ratings — published 1996 — 18 editions
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Jump! (Rutshire Chronicles,...
3.94 avg rating — 3,435 ratings — published 2010 — 14 editions
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Score! (Rutshire Chronicles...
3.98 avg rating — 3,328 ratings — published 1998
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Wicked! (Rutshire Chronicle...
3.81 avg rating — 3,349 ratings — published 2006 — 18 editions
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Tackle! (Rutshire Chronicle...
3.74 avg rating — 3,327 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions
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Riders Rivals Polo The Man Who Made Husbands J... Appassionata Score! Pandora
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“The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness, can be trained to do most things.”
― Jilly Cooper
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“I'm bored stiff by ballet. i can't bear those muscular white legs like unbaked plaited loaves, and I get quite hysterical every time one of the women sticks out her leg at right angles, and the man suddenly grabs it and walks round in a circle as though he were opening a tin.”
― Jilly Cooper, Jolly Super Too
tags: ballet
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“In our vile English climate, rough winds shake not only the darling buds of May, but of June, July, August and September as well.”
― Jilly Cooper, Jolly Super
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