[On the absence of condoms in her sex scenes.] I can't do that. When do you stop to put it on? They're awful. You see, because I never had babies [he… - Jilly Cooper

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[On the absence of condoms in her sex scenes.] I can't do that. When do you stop to put it on? They're awful. You see, because I never had babies [her two children are adopted], I never had to worry about all that. Actually, that's not true. I did, because I didn't know [that she couldn't have children]. I wish I had known. God, I'd have had fun. But you were absolutely terrified of getting pregnant. I was too early for the pill. I had a dutch cap. They were terrible. It used to fly across the room. I left it behind when I went on honeymoon. My mother had to send it on. I was never very organised.

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About Jilly Cooper

Dame Jilly Cooper, DBE (née Sallitt, 21 February 1937 – 5 October 2025), was an English novelist and journalist. She was formerly employed by The Sunday Times Magazine (1969–1982) and The Mail on Sunday (1982–1987) and, before turning to romantic fiction, Cooper wrote works of non-fiction. Her first novel appeared in 1975 and she was best known for her Rutshire Chronicles series.

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Birth Name: Jill Sallitt
Alternative Names: Jilly Sallitt
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[On meeting the editor of The Sunday Times magazine at a dinner party in 1969.] I told him about being a young wife: screwing all night, then going to work, shopping, doing the housework, doing one's husband's dinner, then screwing all night again.

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