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Jump!

Another joyful and dramatic romp from Jilly Cooper, the Sunday Times bestseller

Jilly Cooper

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Corgi Books
01 July 2011
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 house to live in a hideous modern bungalowin the Cotswold village of Willowwood.

Etta's life is transformed when she finds a horribly mutilated filly wandering in the woods. She names her Mrs Wilkinson and nurses her back to health. The filly charms everyone in the village, and when tests reveal her to be a spectacularly well-bred racehorse a village syndicate is formed to put the filly into training.

Captivating vast crowds as she progresses from point-to-point to major races, she brings fame and fortune to the syndicate, until, at last, she is entered in the greatest jump race of them all. Can Mrs Wilkinson win the Grand National? And can Etta gain her heart's desire?
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Imprint:   Corgi Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 40mm
Weight:   631g
ISBN:   9780552157803
ISBN 10:   0552157805
Series:   Rutshire Chronicles
Pages:   928
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jilly Cooper is a journalist, author and media superstar. The author of many number one bestselling novels, she lives in Gloucestershire with her husband Leo, her rescue greyhound Feather and her black cat Feral. he 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.

Reviews for Jump!: Another joyful and dramatic romp from Jilly Cooper, the Sunday Times bestseller

Jump! is the perfect read for chilly autumn nights. Hugely entertaining, touching and funny, yet again Cooper has a winner * Daily Express * This is definitely the most exciting book that landed on my doormat this year. Cooper is a major genius... the narrative zips along, pierced with her characteristically brilliant ear for dialogue and empathy for human relationships of all kinds. You won't be able to put it down -- Sara Lawrence * Daily Mail * Near-magical ability to conjure up a world and populate it with people for whom you feel a deep affection * Observer * To read one of Cooper's books is to escape into an alternative universe in which all is right with the world * Guardian * A fast-paced and enjoyable read * Sun *


  • Short-listed for Galaxy National Book Awards: Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Book of the Year 2010
  • Shortlisted for Galaxy National Book Awards: Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Book of the Year 2010.

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