Books by Jilly Cooper

Interviews where books by Jilly Cooper were recommended

The Best Bonkbuster Novels, recommended by Melanie Blake

In the 1980s ‘bonkbuster’ novels flourished. Authors like Jilly Cooper and Jackie Collins became household names, as readers couldn’t get enough of books with lots of sex that often told tales of revenge and women taking control. Melanie Blake, author of the Ruthless Women trilogy, talks us through her favorite novels in a genre that inspired her, both in her writing and in her life.

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