article_snippet: Libby says Libby blames author, Jilly Cooper (pictured), for giving men the impression that women are worried about size .
article_snippet: I blame author Jilly Cooper for giving men that impression, with all author Jilly Cooper crazed descriptions of things rearing up like the Tower of Pisa, or space shuttles, or — my least favourite — a ‘joyous otter’.
article_snippet: I suppose the trouble is that writing sex scenes you have few choices.
article_snippet: You can resort to heavy innuendo, or do some Barbara Cartland stuff about being carried away to heaven on wings of bliss.
article_snippet: Or you can throw in the towel and pretend the female eye will only be delighted by the spectacle of something that would fit neatly into the London or Manhattan skyline, somewhere between Centrepoint and the Gherkin.
article_snippet: It is worth noting, without comment, that much of the genius behind those series and films came from — ahem — men.
highlights_snippet: Here, Libby Purves, offers the ladies' opinion on the matter .