The writer was an astute observer of English class – and a champion of complicated female heroines • Jilly Cooper, author of Rivals and Riders, dies aged 88 • Share your memories of Jilly Cooper The writer was an astute observer of English class – and a champion of complicated female heroines Jilly Cooper, author of Rivals and Riders, dies aged 88 Share your memories of Jilly Cooper Jilly Cooper was a genuinely merry soul, with a gimlet eye and a determination to see the best in absolutely