Angels Rush in: The Best of Jilly Cooper's Satire and Humour [Paperback]

Jilly Cooper (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1990

Contains extracts from the nine discursive books Jilly Cooper has written over the past two decades alongside her successful novels. The selection has been chosen by Jilly Cooper herself, and includes an introduction which provides insights into her own particular brand of satire and humour.

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About the Author

Jilly Cooper comes from Yorkshire although she was born in Essex and educated in Godolphin School in Sailsbury. She originally worked as a journalist on provincial newspapers before lapsing and going into publishing. She graduated back to journalism through the pages of the Sunday Times and for thirteen and a half years her column was one of the most widely read features in the paper. During 1982 she moved to Gloucestershire and began writing a column for the Mail on Sunday. Recently she has devoted her time to writing books. Jilly Cooper is the author of many non-fiction books, including Class and The Common Years, the best selling novels, Riders and Rivals, a book of short stories and two anthologies. She has published, in addition, several children's books. She makes frequent appearances on television - including What's My Line? - and has done numerous radio broadcasts. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Mandarin (November 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749306041
• ISBN-13: 978-0749306045
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,706,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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