Jilly Cooper


Jilly Cooper

Cooper in 1974
BornJill Sallitt
(1937-02-21) 21 February 1937
Hornchurch, Essex, England
OccupationAuthor
GenreErotic, romance
Notable worksRutshire Chronicles
Spouse
(m. 1961; died 2013)
Children2
Website
www.jillycooper.co.uk

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