Although Jilly's works are normally known for the raunch, I found this to be really interesting. Alongside the love story is some serious information on the game of Polo, of which I knew little. Although I am very interested in all equine sports, I had not had a lot to do with Polo and really enjoyed this part of the book. Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth I definitely have a soft spot for gingers, so the fact that Red was one of the biggest villains in the series saddens me.🥲 In 1975, Cooper published her first work of romantic fiction, Emily. It was based on a short story she wrote for a teenage magazine, as were the subsequent romances, all titled with female names: Bella, Imogen, Prudence, Harriet and Octavia. In October 1993, seven years after Private Eye had pointed out the similarities, Cooper admitted that sections of Emily and Bella were plagiarised from The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy, but said that it was not deliberate. [7] Octavia [ edit ]

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Barber, Richard (7 April 2017). "Jilly Cooper: 'My books are my babies' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 29 March 2019. Octavia Brennan is a beautiful yet flawed young woman, living the high life in 1970s London. Though she is deeply flirtatious and has – by her own admission – slept with many men, she has never found happiness with any of them.One of Jilly Cooper’s best-loved novels, Rivals, is set to be adapted for a Disney+ TV series, the streaming service has announced. The two men fought and fornicated their way around major cities of Europe side by side. Unfortunately, the feud between them erupts and results in unimaginable consequences during the Los Angeles Olympics. Treadwell-Collins said Cooper’s “iconic novels’ razor-sharp observations on class, sex, love and what it means to be British resonate even more today than when Jilly wrote them in the 1980s”.

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Jilly Sallitt was born in Hornchurch, Essex, England, to Mary Elaine (née Whincup) and Brigadier W. B. Sallitt, OBE. [2] She grew up in Ilkley and Surrey, and was educated at the Moorfield School in Ilkley and the Godolphin School in Salisbury. [2] Journalism and non-fiction [ edit ]An excerpt was included in The Dirty Bits For Girls (ed. India Knight, Virago, 2008), a collection of favourite "dirty bits" from novels Knight read as a teenager. [12] Plot summary [ edit ]

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Lysander Hawkley was blessed with a kind heart and stunning looks. He would always rescue a neglected wife or an abused horse. The act of rescuing neglected wives resulted in ecstatic sex which didn’t please their husbands.They aren't all drop dead beautiful, model thin, and perfectly coifed. Their houses aren't always clean, and they're not all award winning journalists, or environmental activists, or renowned artists.