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Riders

By: Jilly Cooper
Narrated by: Gerri Halligan
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The brooding hero, gypsy Jake Lovell, under whose magic hands the most difficult horse or woman becomes biddable, is driven to the top by his loathing of the darling of the show ring, Rupert Campbell-Black.

Having filched each other’s horses, and fought and fornicated their way around the capitals of Europe, the feud between the two men finally erupts with devastating consequences at the Los Angeles Olympics.

©1985 Jilly Cooper (P)2010 WF Howes Ltd

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Disappointing

I tried to like this book. I wanted to like this book. I thought it would be a fun read.
One plus was the Narrator was very good and had a lovely voice.
Frankly I'm surprised this sexist, male gaze story was written by a woman. It felt like the author doesn't like women.
The characters are very shallow, I kept waiting for something to actually happen but it didn't. There was just constant infidelity, animal cruelty, alcoholism , snobbishness, hedonistic entitled rich vain narcissistic characters. Repeated searing hate directed towards 'fat' women, the author appears to dislikes overweight women but worships thinness which seems to equate to "beauty". Also plenty of homophobia which is equally hard to digest. Maybe this book was trailblazing in the 80"s but it feels so dated and out of sync today. I'm sorry I couldn't finish it.

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A fabulous story and easy listening book

I loved the story when I read it years ago and have just fallen in love with it all over again. The story is wonderfully descriptive and the narrating was excellent. overall it was a very enjoyable experience.

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Best narrator for this epic story

Best narrator for this epic story. Love Jilly cooper and this saucy story. Narrator really makes this story.

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Great

I had forgotten how great Jilly Cooper’s stories are after reading them all years ago - outdated in some respects but so accurate in others - looking forward to the next one in the series

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back to my teenage years!

writing the way it used to be before the PC police got involved. Read perfectly. loved it.

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Slightly out of date

I read the book around 40 years ago as a teenager and thought it was terribly racy at the time. Now it’s unfortunately outdated and horribly sexist with some scenes that are tantamount to rape.

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Just love Jilly

I love all of Jilly’s books,, this is no exception! She is such an expert writer and the narrator is fantastic. I’m so glad there are more in the Rutshire Chronicles as I’m so invested in all of the characters. Would highly recommend

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Ready, Set, GO!

The first in the Rutshire Chronicles introduces us to the greatest characters - love the narrator instilling different voices for the characters.
Just a great way to get lost in a story given how things are in the outside world today

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Loved it !!

I first read this book many years ago! I was a young teen at the time. It was truly an awesome experience having someone else read the whole book to me.
I loved the whole series of these and I'll be going through them on here now 30 years later!!

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Go the Bonkbuster !

Egged on by my wife Marie Wilson who was a teenage NZ Show jump champion 1975, and had devoured Jilly Cooper's books in the '80s.
This is the most famous of her long novels and I found it a great romp. At 29hrs, published in 1985, the genre is an erotic romance, intricate plots and in the UK often called a "Bonkbuster" book. There is lots of delightful politically incorrect hubba hubba here and her worst but most famous character Rupert Campbell-Black is to turn up in other books.

Riders is a gloriously dirty, sexy, silly, funny romp through the world of showjumping. Campbell-Black, shagging his way through horsey wives and hangers-on was based on a number of people according to Cooper.
She won the inaugural Comedy women in print lifetime achievement award in 2019.
Highly Recommend.

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