Jilly Cooper -- who has died aged 88 -- was the best-selling British writer whose racy novels were famously filled with sex, snobbery and fun.

With suggestive titles such as "Tackle!", "Mount!" and "Score!", Cooper's books were publishing sensations, selling 11 million copies in the UK alone.

Her agent Felicity Blunt said Monday that "she will live forever in the words she put on the page and on the screen... I have lost a friend, an ally, a confidante and a mentor."

Described by one interviewer as "flirty and quite frankly a riot", she inspired deep affection and loyalty from her fans.

Former British Conservative prime minister Rishi Sunak professed himself "a genuine fan" in 2023, adding: "You have to have escapism in your life."

A 2024 hit adaptation of "Rivals" on Disney+ brought

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