Jilly Cooper - Penguin Books New Zealand

Jilly Cooper was a journalist, author and media superstar. The author of many number one bestselling books, she lived in Gloucestershire where her groundbreaking Rutshire Chronicles series was set.

Awarded honorary doctorates by the Universities of Gloucestershire and Anglia Ruskin, she also won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print lifetime achievement award in 2019, and was appointed DBE in 2024 for services to literature and charity. She died in 2025.

Books by Jilly Cooper

Between the Covers

Jilly Cooper: Rivals and Riders

How To Survive From Nine To Five

Women And Superwomen

Turn Right At The Spotted Dog

Forsaking All Others/Temporary Set-Back (Storycuts)

Christmas Stocking/Sister To The Bride (Storycuts)

And May The Best Girl Win/Johnnie Casanova (Storycuts)

Lisa/Political Asylum (Storycuts)

The Red Angora Dress/The Square Peg (Storycuts)

A Pressing Engagement (Storycuts)

An Uplifting Evening (Storycuts)

Kate’s Wedding (Storycuts)

The Ugly Swan (Storycuts)

Men and Supermen

How To Stay Married

How to Survive Christmas

Awards & recognition

Comedy Women In Print (CWIP) Prize

Winner • 2019 • Lifetime Achievement Award

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Where to start with Jilly Cooper

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