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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Jilly cooper s raunchiest bonkbusters from riders to rivals - Caught on Camera

JILLY COOPER ON THE 'RUSSELL HARTY PLUS SHOW' IN 1973 - (ITV)

Long before there was romantasy, fairy porn and BookTok there was the bonkbuster — and its undisputed queen Dame Jilly Cooper.

The bestselling novelist has died unexpectedly at 88, her agent announced today, leaving a generation of Brits who got their sex education from her hefty yet racy tomes in mourning. The actual Queen Camilla has paid tribute to Cooper, calling her a ‘legend’.

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