Riders

Author(s): Jilly Cooper

Fiction

"Sex and horses- who could ask for more? Sunday Telegraph Set against the glorious Cotswold countryside, Riders offers an intoxicating blend of swooning romance, adventure and hilarious high jinks. Brooding hero Jake Lovell, under whose magic hands even the most difficult horse or woman is charmed, is driven by his loathing of the dashing darling of the show ring, Rupert Campbell-Black. Having pinched each other s horses and drunk their way around the capitals of Europe, the feud between the two men finally erupts with devastating consequences at the Los Angeles Olympics . . . A classic bestseller, Riders takes the lid off international show jumping, a sport where the brave horses are almost human, but the humans behave like animals. Joyful and mischievous Jojo Moyes Exhilarating, irresistible and one of our nation s most beloved novels Jill Mansell Jilly Cooper is the funniest and the sharpest writer there is Jenny Colgan Flawlessly entertaining Helen Fielding"

General Information

  • : 9780552172424
  • : Random House UK
  • : Corgi Adult
  • : 0.632
  • : 01 June 2015
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Jilly Cooper
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 823.9/14
  • : 916
  • : FA

More About The Product

'Fun, sexy and unputdownable - a classic' Marian Keyes The first of the glorious Rutshire Chronicles - reissued in a fabulous new package for its thirtieth anniversary

"Sex and horses: who could ask for more?" Sunday Telegraph "'Fun, sexy and unputdownable - a classic'" Marian Keyes "Joyful and mischievous. I know of no woman my age who won't admit that Rupert Campbell-Black nearly ruined them for other men for life ..." Jojo Moyes "Jilly Cooper is the funniest and the sharpest writer there is. A heroine, an influence and a legend to half my generation of female authors (the fun half)" Jenny Colgan "Jilly Cooper's writing is hilarious, witty, wise, astute, flawlessly entertaining and a celebration of all that is the most fun about being British" Helen Fielding, author of BRIDGET JONES DIARY

Jilly Cooper is a journalist, author and media superstar. The author of many number one bestselling novels, she lives in Gloucestershire with her rescue greyhound. She was appointed OBE in 2004 for services to literature, and in 2009 was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Gloucestershire for her contribution to literature and services to the County.