12 times and STILL counting!
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I first bought this book 19 years ago, I read it then and am re-reading it again now, for the 12th time!!!
I find this book enchanting and very typical of a grooms life style, if not a show jumpers life style also. I can not fault the attention to detail, and story line.
I laugh out loud, cry without remorse and throughly enjoy every page..
I have also read Polo, and, Man Who Made Husbands Jealous.
If you enjoy Riders, you are sure to enjoy the Polo and Man Who Made Hubands Jealous... Riders is just a fab book after you get past chapter 2,although Riders can be hard to get into, it is well worth the effort...
ENJOY..! (p.s I on amazon looking for my 4th copy of Riders as I have worn the other copies out!!!)
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Worth reading if you like showjumping!
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After getting interested in all things horse related - i decided to give this book a go. I have never read any Jilly Cooper before so expected the book to have no real story and just lots of descriptive sex scenes!. So i was pleasently surprised to find it did have a story, and a belting one at that!, and the sex scenes were short and few and far between. The story cleverly spans several years and allows readers to follow characters as they grow up and mature. I was delighted that there are lots of horses in it and some feature as main characters nearly!. The showjumping descriptions are so fast paced and well written that you would think you were watching them on TV!. All in all i thought the story was great, i really enjoyed it and i fully intend to read my way through the other books in the 'series'. Considering most of the other books are not horsey (apart from Polo) goes to show that Jilly has won me over with her writing style and compelling characters.
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Not bad...
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I read this book because of its brilliant reputation. I have read Fiona Walker's French Relations which is meant to be very similar. Although a good read I actually preferred French Relations. Despite this, it is well worth a read, especially if you like horses!
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Utterly tremendous!
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A truly excellent book! Some of the characters were tough to like - I had previously adored Rupert Campbell-Black in other books so I was horrified by his portrayal in this original appearance and wished he could have got a better come-uppance for beating his horses and his sadistic treatment of his wife yet I think it actually helped to know that he would improve in later life! I've read this book over and over and every time I still enjoy it!
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Fantastic read !
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This is the first time I have read anything by Jilly Cooper and I certainly want to read more. I can't wait! As with all the other reviewers, I completely fell in love with all the main male characters and absolutely laughed out loud in many places at their antics. I loved the book. I felt the pain each time when things were not going so well and I sobbed when Jake lost his faithful Sailor... Absolutely superb read.
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