Gilly Cooper, the famous and extremely prolific British writer best known for her extremely popular steamy romance novels, has passed away. She was 88 years old.
According to her agency Curtis Brown, Cooper passed away after the fall.
“Mom was the shining light of all our lives,” her children said in a statement of Felix and Emily. “Her love for all her family and friends didn’t know the scope. Her unexpected death came as a complete shock. We are so proud of everything she has achieved in her life that we can’t imagine life without her infectious smile and the laughter around us.”
After beginning his journalist career, Cooper moved to romantic fiction, embracing fame in the novels of the “Ratshark Chronicle” series set among the British country classes, narrating the scandalous bed hopping attitudes of the most prominent local nobles, finding the most prominent fictional politician Rupert Cumberbrack. Due to their creepy storyline, her book quickly became known as “Bonkbusters.”
The first novel, Rider (1985) became an international bestseller, followed by Rival, Polo, The Man Who Jealous Her Husband, and Apasiona. ”
Cooper’s work has recently regained its popularity in popular culture thanks to the hit Disney+ adaptation of “Ripher” starring David Tennant and Aidan Turner, produced by the author’s executives. The second season is currently in production.
“My career privileges have worked with women who have defined culture, writing and conversation since it was first published over 50 years ago,” said her agent Felicity Brandt. “Gilly will definitely remember best in her chart topping series The Rutshire Chronicles and its chaos and handsome show-jumping hero Rupert Campbell-black. Courage spiked with keen observation and evil humor.”
Cooper’s publisher Bill Scott Kerr added: “Working with Jilly Cooper over the past 30 years has been one of the great privileges and joys of my publishing life. Beyond her genius as a novelist, she has always been my heroine for many other reasons.
Dominic Red Well Collins, Chief Creative Officer and creative director of “rival” producer Happy Prince, Alex Ram, said there was a “broken heart” in the news.
“Gilly has always been one of the greatest storytellers in the world and it was the most incredible honor to be able to work with her to adapt her incredible novels for television,” they said. “Raw around her living room floor with storyline on paper, her kitchen table was late and we were tummy with love and laughter, receiving equal footing and mountains of wisdom, Ratsher was breathing life and her eyes were shining with her eyes.
