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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lydia Spencer-Elliott

Jilly Cooper’s daughter reveals author sent 100 Valentine’s cards each year

The daughter of Rivals author Dame Jilly Cooper has shared that her mother sent roughly 100 Valentine’s Day cards each year.

Emily Tarrant, 55, said the celebrated romance writer would send her well wishes to an array of characters from throughout her life on 14 February and Christmas, many of whom sent condolence cards to Cooper’s family after she died last October, aged 88, following a fall.

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