Jump!: Joyful Entertainment from the Sunday Times Bestseller

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? ——————————————————— 'Hugely entertaining, touching and funny, yet again Cooper has a winner' Daily Express ' 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 once you get going' Daily Mail 'A classic romp through the world of horse racing. Guilty pleasures rarely come as delicious as this' ELLE Jump! Is The Perfect Read For Chilly Autumn Nights. Hugely Entertaining, Touching And Funny, Yet Again Cooper Has A Winner. Daily Express 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 Bungalow In 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? Etta has to leave the beautiful house she has shared with her husband to live in a hideous bungalow in the village of Willowwood, where strained circumstances cause her to be at the beck and call of her grown-up children and their horrendous brats. Without a husband, friends or the home she loved, Etta's life seems bleak until one night she comes across a terrified, horribly injured horse abandoned in the wood. Etta takes the horse home and tends her wounds, and as the horse recovers she proves herself to be a massively talented steeplechaser .. In Jump! you will meet rich capricious owners, obsessive trainers and gallant stable lads and lasses; you will get to know the tough, brave jockeys; and you will fall in love with the horses, and above all with Mrs Wilkinson herself -- hilarious, heroic and so gutsy she will gallop into your heart forever