UK's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak revealed in a recent TV interview that he is enjoys reading Jilly Cooper's novels which offer him "escapism" from real-life. Sunak, 43, was speaking to Alison Hammond on the show 'This Morning'.
Sunak also revealed that some of his favourite Jilly Cooper novels are 'Riders', 'Rivals', 'Polo', 'The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous' and 'Appassionata'.
For those who don't know, English author Jilly Cooper was born in 1937. A journalist-turned-author, she is known for her romance novels, and non-fiction books.
Talking about his love for Cooper's racy novels, Sunak said in the interview, "She’s done lots of different books... That’s the set of books that I like. They are good. You need to have escapism in your life. And that’s a good thing. So whether it’s whatever TV you watch, whatever you’re reading, it’s good to be able to get away from your day-to-day and then just go into a totally different place."
However, according to Daily Mail UK, Sunak had earlier said that while he was a chancellor, he had "broadly stopped reading fiction" as he was too busy, although "all my favourite books are fiction," he said.
And when it comes to TV shows for unwinding after a long day of work, Sunak liked watch 'Emily in Paris' and 'Bridgerton', as per reports.
