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Jilly Cooper returns to horses in a fabulously entertaining romp through the world of jump racing.Etta Bancroft - sweet, kind, still beautiful - adores racing and harbours a crush on one of its stars, the handsome, high-handed owner-trainer Rupert Campbell-Black. When her bullying husband dies, Etta''s selfish, ambitious children drag her from her lovely Dorset home to live in a hideous modern bungalow in the Cotswold village of Willowwood. Etta''s life changes when, in the snow in nearby woods, she finds a horribly mutilated filly, which she names Mrs Wilkinson and nurses back to health. The filly charms everyone in the village, then tests reveal her to be a spectacularly well-bred racehorse. After a nail-biting court case, she is awarded to Etta, thus ensuring the lasting and vengeful enmity of her former trainer and owner. A village syndicate is formed to put the filly into training, consisting of a riotous mix of local characters, who set off to the races in a minibus clanking with bottles. Ridden by Rupert''s delectable god-daughter, Amber, Mrs Wilkinson captivates vast crowds as she progresses from point-to-point to major races and brings fame and fortune to the syndicate, until, at last, she is entered in the Grand National.Can she be the first mare in over fifty years, and Amber the first woman ever, to win this mighty race? In Jump! you will meet rich, capricious owners, obsessive trainers, gallant stable lads and lasses and tough, brave jockeys; you will fall in love with the horses, and above all with Mrs Wilkinson herself - hilarious, heroic and gutsy, she will gallop into your heart forever.

Brought to you by Penguin.''There is no one else like Cooper'' GuardianWhen Jilly Cooper, then a young Sunday Times journalist, was asked to write a book on marriage, she had been married to Leo Cooper for a mere seven years. In this 2011 reissue of that book, they were celebrating their Golden Wedding, and although the institution of marriage has changed a great deal since this book was first written, much of Jilly''s advice - frank, fearless, often hilarious, but always wise - still holds good.From the wedding and the honeymoon to life afterwards, including how to deal with the in-laws and how to tell if your other half is having an affair, she dispenses anecdotes, jokes, common sense and endless optimism and fun.Whether you are contemplating marriage, living together, or have been married as long as Jilly and Leo were, you will plenty of good advice and humour in How to Stay Married.Everybody loves Jilly Cooper:''Joyful and mischievous'' Jojo Moyes''A delight from start to finish'' Daily Mail''Fun, sexy and unputdownable'' Marian Keyes''Flawlessly entertaining'' Helen Fielding© Jilly Cooper 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2011

In Jilly Cooper’s latest, raciest novel, Rupert Campbell-Black takes centre stage in the cut-throat world of flat racing. Rupert is consumed by one obsession: that Love Rat, his adored grey horse, be proclaimed champion stallion. He longs to trounce Roberto’s Revenge, the stallion owned by his detested rival Cosmo Rannaldini, which means abandoning his racing empire at Penscombe and his darling wife Taggie, and chasing winners in the richest races worldwide, from Dubai to Los Angeles to Melbourne.Luckily, the fort at home is held by Rupert’s assistant Gav, a genius with horses, fancied by every stable lass, but damaged by alcoholism and a vile wife. When Gala, a grieving but ravishing Zimbabwean widow moves to Penscombe as carer for Rupert’s wayward father, it is not just Gav who is attracted to her: a returning Rupert finds himself dangerously tempted. Gala adores horses, and when she switches to working in the yard, her carer’s job is taken by a devastatingly handsome South African man who claims to be gay but seems far keener on caring for the angelic Taggie. And as increasingly sinister acts of sabotage strike at Penscombe, the game of musical loose boxes gathers apace . . .Everybody loves Jilly Cooper:''Sex and horses: who could ask for more?'' Sunday Telegraph''Joyful and mischeivous'' Jojo Moyes''A delight from start to finish'' Daily Mail''Fun, sexy and unputdownable'' Marian Keyes''Escape into an alternative universe in which all is right with the world'' Guardian''Flawlessly entertaining'' Helen Fielding

Brought to you by Penguin.‘One truth I have learnt, as middle age enmeshes me like Virginia creeper, is that I shall never change—because my capacity for self-improvement is absolutely nil.’A classic collection of journalism from the legendary Jilly Cooper. Wonderfully warm and astonishingly acerbic, Jilly’s observations from her days as a much-loved newspaper columnist cover everything on sex, socialising and survival - from marriage and friendship; the minutiae of family life and the tedium of going to visit people for the weekend; to the stress of hosting dinner parties and the descent of middle age.Entertaining and full of heart, join Jilly Between the Covers to explore the very highs and lows of everyday life.Praise for Jilly Cooper:''Joyful and mischievous'' Jojo Moyes''Fun, sexy and unputdownable'' Marian Keyes''Flawlessly entertaining'' Helen Fielding© Jilly Cooper 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Brought to you by Penguin.Jilly Cooper is a true fan favourite:''Entertaining, witty and a total escape!''''Unputdownable and addictive as always''''Rupert is back. Still gorgeous. Still naughty. Still wondrous''''A delightfully indulgent read . . . twists in the plot and, as always, a charming ending''Jilly Cooper''s legendary hero returns!Rupert Campbell-Black, undefeated race-horse owner and handsomest man in the world, is in the darkest of places. His adored wife, Taggie, is about to undergo chemotherapy, his beloved horse Love Rat has died, and now his daughter Bianca wants him to buy a languishing local football club - a sport Rupert knows nothing about - so she can return to Rutshire with her football star husband.Rupert''s first impressions of Searston Rovers are distinctly unfavourable. But swayed by Bianca and Taggie, soon Rupert has signed the deal. As Searston''s new owner, he won''t stand for anything less than victory in the Premier League, despite the odds being stacked against him. With help from the club''s ravishing and adorable secretary, Tember West, Rupert sets out to mastermind Searston''s rise to the top, starting with taking charge of the players - much to the fury of Searston''s manager.The rival football club and their corrupt dealings aren''t going to make it easy for him either - and they have a history of foul play. Let the sabotage and scandal begin...Praise for Jilly Cooper: ''Fun, sexy and unputdownable - a classic'' Marian Keyes''A combination of drama, sex and good social comedy . . . unputdownable'' Sunday Times''Flawlessly entertaining'' Helen Fielding''Jilly Cooper is the very best . . . elegant, glamorous, wonderful fun'' Daily Mail''Joyful and mischievous'' Jojo Moyes©2023 Jilly Cooper (P)2023 Penguin Audio