For more than 40 years. Dame Jilly Cooper was the undisputed queen of the bonk buster, that glorious British blend of sex, scandal and social satire. As Britain says farewell to her, three Times journalists who loved, knew and even shared a glass of champagne with Jilly gather to remember the writer who made us laugh, blush and bonk - unapologetically.

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Sophia Money-Coutts, features writer, The Times and,
Rosamund Urwin, Media Editor, The Sunday Times

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Jilly Cooper: The queen of the bonkbuster - the Sunday Story