Jilly Cooper, British author of bestselling risqué novels including 'Rivals', dies at 88

LONDON (AP) — British author Jilly Cooper, known for her bestselling novels including “Rivals” and “Riders,” has died. She was 88. Her agent announced her death on Monday. The author died Sunday after a fall, a statement from her agency Curtis Brown said. Her agent, Felicity Blunt, praised Cooper for defining culture, writing, and conversation for over 50 years. Cooper was best known for her books in “The Rutshire Chronicles,” which portrayed the sex lives and excesses of the well-off, horse-riding set in 1980s England. Her books sold millions of copies in the U.K. alone, with “Rivals” adapted as a hit Disney+ TV series last year.

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