“Jilly Cooper’s books have been a huge comfort to me – this is why we need to take ‘chick-lit’ seriously”

Jilly Cooper Rivals

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“Jilly Cooper’s books have been a huge comfort to me – this is why we need to take ‘chick-lit’ seriously”

By Kat Brown

5 months ago

6 min read

The TV adaption of Jilly Cooper’s Rivals has been lauded by critics and kick-started a new wave of interest in a novelist known for her sex and scandal-filled romances, but her writing hasn’t always been treated so kindly. Writer and super-fan Kat Brown explains the huge impact Cooper’s writing has had on her life and why it’s time to stop dismissing romantic fiction. 


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