Dame Jilly Cooper's family issued an urgent statement this morning announcing the shock death of the beloved author. Dame Jilly was known as the queen of the bonkbuster and sold over 10 million books in the UK alone. Jilly's bereft children Felix and Emily issued a statement today to confirm their mother had died suddenly on Sunday, as they said they couldn't begin to imagine life without her. They confirmed: "It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dame Jilly Cooper, DBE who