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Posthumous Jilly Cooper story to hit shelves if final draft can be ‘pieced together’ by team

Posthumous Jilly Cooper story to hit shelves if final draft can be ‘pieced together’ by team

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Jilly Cooper’s literary agent and Rivals executive producer Felicity Blunt has said that a posthumous publication by the author could soon be making its way to shelves. Speaking to The Independent as the second season of the bonkbuster hits screens, Blunt said she’d been doing “detective work” to “piece together” Dame Cooper’s final draft. “That would be my ambition for her because to have another piece of her work would be a really beautiful thing and a wonderful surprise,” Blunt said of the newly uncovered tale. The Rutshire Chronicles author died aged 88 in October last year, mid-way through shooting the second season of Rivals, starring David Tennant, Aidan Turner and Danny Dyer. “She would always urge you not to work too hard. And ironically, she worked harder than anybody,” Blunt recalled of Cooper’s dedication to the project in her final …

Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir named book of the year at British Book Awards

Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir named book of the year at British Book Awards

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Virginia Giuffre’s powerful posthumous memoir has been named Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. Her book, Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir Of Surviving Abuse And Fighting For Justice, also secured the non-fiction narrative book of the year prize at a London ceremony on Monday. Ms Giuffre, who died by suicide last year aged 41, was a prominent accuser of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, and former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The widely praised memoir offers a detailed account of her alleged trafficking by Epstein and Maxwell, and includes allegations against powerful men such as Mountbatten-Windsor. The win is said to “remind us of the power of books to uphold an author’s legacy”, in light of the revelations of the Epstein files – the US Department of Justice’s document dump relating to the convicted sex offender. The …

Eric Dane Gives Daughters Life Advice in Netflix Posthumous Interview

Eric Dane Gives Daughters Life Advice in Netflix Posthumous Interview

Published by Daniella Wilson

Eric Dane, who died after a battle with ALS on Thursday, was the latest public figure to participate in the Netflix series Famous Last Words, where, following an intimate one-on-one interview about the former Grey’s Anatomy and Euphoria actor’s life and career, he offered final words of advice directly to his two daughters, asking that they to live their lives to the fullest while remaining strong and resilient amid life’s many challenges. Dane’s death this week at 53 years old came after a battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), which he went public with only 10 months ago. His wife, actress Rebecca Gayheart, and his two daughters, Billie Beatrice Dane, 16, and Georgia Geraldine Dane, 14, were with him in his final moments; these three define his personal life and are the key topic in his final sit-down interview, which also delved into his father’s suicide and his own battle with drugs and alcohol. The filmed conversation between Dane and television writer Brad Falchuk, which became available on Netflix on Friday, took place in November.  …