Jilly Cooper Knihy

Boj o získanie televíznej licencie - tak by sa dal stručne zhrnúť strhujúci dej ďalšieho románu britskej autorky. Bývalý špičkový jazdec Rupert Campbell-Black poľahky preplával do politiky a stal sa - i vďaka osobnému šarmu - úspešným ministrom športu. Jeho dávny rival, lord Tony Baddingham, riaditeľ nezávislej televíznej spoločnosti, sa rozhodne, že v interview znemožní svojho soka pred celou krajinou. Reláciu moderuje Declan O'Hara, miláčik divákov, no objektívny človek s hlboko zakoreneným zmyslom pre spravodlivosť. Declan nesúhlasí s Tonyho praktikami, a preto s Rupertom založia konzorcium, ktoré sa chce ako konkurent uchádzať o televíznu licenciu. Lord Baddingham sa tomu bráni a rozpúta kampaň, v ktorej nešetrí nikoho a nič. Rozpúta nevídané vášne, odhalí lásky a ľúbostné aféry a tým zasiahne do života všetkých postáv.

Rozvetvený ľúbostný príbeh o živote špičkových parkúrových jazdcov, ktorých spájajú veľké ambície, kruté súperenie a strach zo zlyhania. Jakea Lovella, prvotriedneho znalca koní - aj žien - spaľuje nenávisť k Rupertovi Campbell-Blackovi, dlhoročnému rivalovi, skazenému dieťaťu z vyšších kruhov, ktorý vôbec nemá v úmysle zachovať vernosť svojej krásnej žene, ale nevie prežiť, keď sa táto rozhodne opustiť ho.

Mladučká Perdita Macleodová najväčšmi zo všetkého túži stať sa vynikajúcou hráčkou póla. Jej idolom je Ricky France Lynch, jeden z najlepších hráčov Anglicka, s ktorým sa osud kruto zahrá. Príde o synčeka i o manželku... Bohatstvo, láska, vášeň, nevera, tajomná minulosť, nečakané rozuzlenie, to všetko sa ukrýva na stránkach tejto knihy.

Nazývali ju Appassionata, hoci jej skutočné meno bolo Abigail Rosen. Bola najsexi a najflamboyantnejšou huslistkou na hudobnej scéne, obdivovanou fanúšikmi a túženou mužmi. Bola však aj osamelá a vykorisťovaná. Keď dramatický pokus o samovraždu zničí jej husľovú kariéru, rozhodne sa dobyť dirigentský pult. Abigail dostane šancu prevziať Rutminster Symphony Orchestra. Abby je nadšená, netušiac, že RSO je až po uši v dlhoch a pozostáva z najnepríjemnejšej skupiny hudobníkov, akí kedy hrali na husliach. Urobiť z tejto zmesi niečo, čo by sa podobalo skutočnému orchestru, si vyžaduje všetku jej silu, rovnako ako odolávať náporom Vikinga, fatálne pôvabného hráča na francúzsky roh. Sexy Cooperova bláznivosť v najzábavnejšej podobe.

Britain’s number one bestselling author turns her brilliant pen to the explosive world of education.Two schools, both in leafy Larkminster, but worlds apart, are turned upside down when the ambitious and fatally attractive headmaster of fashionable Bagley Hall, Hengist Brett-Taylor, hatches a plan to share the highly superior facilities of his school with the students at Larkminster Comprehensive. His reasons for doing so are purely financial but he is also encouraged by the opportunities the scheme gives him for frequent meetings with Janna Curtis, the young, pretty and enthusiastic new principal of the comprehensive school. The determined Janna has been drafted in to save what is a fast-sinking school from closure, and she will do anything to rescue her run-down, demoralized and cash-strapped school.The parents of Bagley Hall’s rich and pampered children are none too keen on this radical move, but the students see it as a great opportunity to get up to even more mayhem than usual. And for the pupils at the comprehensive school, many of them struggling with appalling home backgrounds, violence and lack of any parental support (problems which are not unknown to some of the Bagley Hall pupils) mixing with the posh school up the road is often a mixed blessing.

Sir Roberto Rannaldini, the most successful but detested conductor in the world, had two ambitions: to seduce his ravishing nineteen-year-old stepdaughter, Tabitha Campbell-Black, and to put his mark on musical history by making the definitive film of Verdi's darkest opera, "Don Carlos. As Rannaldini, Tristan, his charismatic French director, a volatile cast and bolshy French crew gather at Rannaldini's haunted abbey for filming, it is inevitable that violent fewuds, abandoned bonking, temperamental screaming, and devious plotting will ensue. But although everyone "wished Rannaldini dead, no one actually thought the Maestro "would be murdered. Or that after the dreadful deed some very bizarre things would continue to occur. "SCORE! is Jilly Cooper's most thrilling novel to date.

Over the past 21 years Jilly Cooper has written a selection of best-selling books, mixing outrageous anecdotes from the lives of her family and friends with shrewd and wicked social satire and criticism. Men and Super Men was followed by Women and Super Women and then by the devastatingly outspoken bombshell, Class ; the poignantly evocative The Common Years ; the indispensable How to Survive Christmas and the essential handbook for Nouveau-Rustics, Turn Right at the Spotted Dog.All these and more provide the material for Angels Rush In, a rich and sparkling selection made and introduced by the author herself.

Lysander Hawkley combined breathtaking good looks with the kindest of hearts. He couldn't pass a stray dog, an ill-treated horse, or a neglected wife without rushing to the rescue. And with neglected wives the rescue invariably led to ecstatic bonking, which didn't please their erring husbands one bit. Lysander's mid-life crisis had begun at twenty-two. Reeling from the death of his beautiful mother, he was out of work, drinking too much, and desperately in debt. The solution came from Ferdie, his fat friend: if Lysander was so good at making husbands jealous, why shouldn't he get paid for it? Let loose among the neglected wives of the ritzy county of Rutshire, Lysander causes absolute havoc. But it is only when he meets Rannaldini, Rutshire's King Rat and a temperamental, fiendishly promiscuous international conductor, that the trouble really starts. The only unglamorous woman around Rannaldini was Kitty. Soom Lysander was convinced that Kitty must be rescued from Rannaldini at all costs, even if it means enlisting the help of the old blue-eyed havoc maker; Rupert Campbell-Black. This new Rutshire chronicle continues the high jinks of the rich and famous that have so lavishly entertained the countless readers of RIDERS and POLO.

When 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. Now they are 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 you spouse is having an affair, she dispenses anecdotes, jokes, common sense and endless optimism and fun.

Meet the characters that prove the author's point that snobbery is alive.

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 . . .

Recently widowed Etta Bancroft nurses an injured filly back to health. A village syndicate helps her, putting the filly into training and the horse is eventually entered in the Grand National. Meet the rich capricious owners, obsessive trainers, gallant stable lads and lasses and tough, brave jockeys ... and fall in love with the valiant Mrs Wilkinson as she gallops into your heart. -- Cover.

Pre-order this paperback edition of Tackle! coming MAY 9th 2024 or purchase the Hardback, eBook or audiobook TODAY. 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!

Local tongues were just beginning to wag when a whole host of visitors began to arrive to disrupt Harriet's peaceful routine: first Cory's estranged wife Noel, hellbent on winning Cory back, then Cory's glamorous brother Kit, whose old affair with Noel didn't stop him making passes at Harriet, and finally, of all people, Simon...

As a librarian Imogen read a lot of books, but none covered real life on the Riviera. The path of a jet-set virgin in that wicked world was a hard one.

Here is a book of stories of great variety and undoubted class from an author who has endeared herself to millions of readers and bewitched them all. As well as Lisa, we meet Hester, Julia, Helen and Caroline, and a host of other devastating girls, falling in and out of love, finding, losing (and often finding again sometimes in the most unexpected places) the men of their dreams. Lisa & Co is a sparkling collection of love stories that are both moving and funny and could only have been written by the unique Jilly Cooper.

No picture ever came more beautiful than Raphael's Pandora. Discovered by a dashing young lieutenant in 1944, she had cast her spell over the Belvedon family for 50 years. Hanging in a turret of their lovely Cotswold house, Pandora witnessed Raymond's wife Galena both entertaining a string of lovers and giving birth to her four children. During a firework party, the painting was stolen, and the hunt to retrieve it takes the reader on a thrilling journey to Vienna, Geneva, Paris, New York, and London.

Whether you should seek refuge in the cooking sherry or suggest a wholesome family walk, Jilly offers, in her own irrepressible style, sound but often hilarious advice about how to get through the roller-coaster ride we call Christmas.

'No one else can make me laugh and cry quite like Jilly Cooper.' Gill Sims 'Jilly Cooper's non-fiction is just as entertaining as her novels.' Pandora Sykes ____________________ '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.' Jilly Cooper's observations from her days as a much-loved newspaper columnist cover everything to do with sex, socialising and survival - from marriage, friendship and the minutiae of family life, to the tedium of going to visit people for the weekend, the stress of hosting dinner parties and the descent of middle age. Entertaining and full of heart, this classic collection of journalism from the legendary author explores the highs and lows of everyday life with wit, wisdom and warmth. Praise for Jilly Cooper: 'Joyful and mischievous' Jojo Moyes 'Fun, sexy and unputdownable' Marian Keyes 'Flawlessly entertaining' Helen Fielding

If Emily hadn't gone to Annie Richmond's party, she would never have met the impossible irresistible Rory Balniel - never have married him and been carried off to the wild Scottish island of Irasa to live in his ancestral home along with his eccentric mother, Coco, and the dog, Walter Scott.

Een knappe Engelse jongeman maakt er zijn beroep van de verwaarloosde echtgenotes van succesvolle mannen te troosten, tot hij van een van hen gaat houden.

Perché comprare creme anticellulite sotto banco, indossare il burqa durante l’estate ed evitare a tutti i costi di rimanere senza veli con le luci accese? Oggi arriva in tuo soccorso Jill Cooper che, armata di un pizzico di ironia, un sano senso della misura e un’estrema professionalità, ti aiuterà finalmente a combattere il tuo più grande nemico: la cellulite! Smettila di compiangerti davanti allo specchio: non tutto è perduto. La cellulite non è una condanna divina ma la conseguenza di uno stile di vita errato. Apri il magico manuale e comincia a conoscere il tuo avversario. Fidati di Jill: seguendo i suoi semplici consigli ti munirai delle armi adeguate e vincerai finalmente la “grande guerra” contro tutti gli inestetismi. Minerai alla radice le cause dell'odiosa buccia d'arancia e tutto diventerà presto solo un fastidioso, lontanissimo ricordo.