Jilly Cooper
Jilly Cooper Cooper in 1974 (by Allan Warren) Born Jilly Sallitt (1937-02-21) 21 February 1937 (age 77) Essex, England Occupation Author Nationality British Period Modern-day Genre Erotic, romance Notable works Rutshire Chronicles Spouse Leo Cooper (1961-2013, his death) Children 2 Website www.jillycooper.co.uk Jilly Cooper OBE (born 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. She is most famous for writing the Rutshire Chronicles.