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One of the glorious Rutshire Chronicles. Into the cut-throat world of Corinium television comes Declan O’Hara, a mega-star of great glamour and integrity with a radiant feckless wife, a handsome son and two ravishing teenage daughters. Living rather too closely across the valley is Rupert Campbell- Black, divorced and as dissolute as ever, and now the Tory Minister for Sport. Declan needs only a few days at Corinium to realize that the Managing Director, Lord Baddingham, is a crook who has recruited him merely to help retain the franchise for Corinium. Baddingham has also enticed Cameron Cook, a gorgeous but domineering woman executive, to produce Declan’s programme. Declan and Cameron detest each other, provoking a storm of controversy into which Rupert plunges with his usual abandon. As a rival group emerges to pitch for the franchise, reputations ripen and decline, true love blossoms and burns, marriages are made and shattered, and sex raises its (delicious) head at almost every throw as, in bed and boardroom, the race is on to capture the Cotswold Crown. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Corgi


Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 10, 2008


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 720 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 70


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.12 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.03 x 1.46 x 7.77 inches


Book 2 of 11 ‏ : ‎ Rutshire Chronicles


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    • delightful read, engaging characters and plot
Format: Kindle
This book had me falling for the characters- it’s wonderfully soapy, such fun to read. I look forward to reading the next one.
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2024 by wordnerd13
    • Fun
Format: Kindle
This book was both engrossing and fun, though rather long. It’s hardly great literature, but it’s more than a beach read. Dame Jilly writes very well and her descriptions of nature are lovely. Maybe she’s turned her talents to something more substantial since this book was published in the ‘80s? BTW, this has just been dramatized by Hulu. The series is kind of a mess…too many characters, etc…but good for Jilly! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2025 by Bookedup
    • Rivals: A highly entertaining read from an author known too little in the US
Format: Paperback
A very entertaining read. I had to order this book from Britain. It took its sweet time getting here, but it was well wroth the wait. I'm not sure Jilly Cooper has made much of a splash in the US, which is a shame, because this Brit author is a master of the arch social novel of the upper class manners and UK media. The characters are very intelligent, very cultured, and capable of being very bitchy in the way that (one imagines) only upper-class Brits can be. Though the situations are a little unfamiliar to the American reader -- the plot revolves around a battle over the license for a television network (or stations, frankly, I'm not sure) it's nothing you can't suss out, and the business details are incidental to the backstabbing, affairs, and rivalries. "Rivals" is circa 1988, but it didn't strike me as dated as a novel about contemporary American from that period might; perhaps this is one instance where unfamiliarity with the local terms of engagement helps a bit. "Rivals" is second in the 10-book Rutshire Chronicles series, which stretch from 1995 to 2016. I shall read more, even if I have to wait for the books to ship from overseas. Fun stuff. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2016 by Michael G. Romkey
    • Loved this book!
Format: Kindle
This is a grand, sweeping novel. The characters often do the most surprising and wonderful things, as they try to build a successful business, fight off rivals, and find love. There’s artistry, poetry, beautiful descriptions of the English countryside, and devastating treachery. It’s a big novel, lush, elegant, and lots of fun. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2025 by Amazon customer
    • 6 stars!!
Format: Kindle
Love love loved it!!!! I loved the tv series and decided I just had to read the book, I wasn’t sure I was gonna like it or even be able to finish it with it being 700 or so pages! But it’s so worth it! I honestly could have read thousands of pages and never been bored. I love her writing style and the story is wonderful, and the romance is top tier!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2025 by NotAKindleCustomer
    • fun read !
Or my usual read at all. Took me awhile to get into it but then I really started to enjoy it and couldn’t put it down !
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2025 by Fiona
    • Couldn't stop reading this
The second time I've read this book in a ten year span and I absolutely couldn't put it down. Sometimes I have a problem reading even 200 pages of a book. But I devoured all 800 and something pages chapter by chapter. It was fantastic. Love Taggie to pieces. Absolutely mad about Rupert. Cooper is an artiste. Perfect comedic timing. Description. Character development. And just pure British humour. Absolutely fantastic! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2022 by Philippa
    • Rivals - One of my Favorites
This is one of my favorite Jilly Cooper novels as it's the one where Rupert meets Taggie. All of the other characters are great as usual, but, the O'Hara family is definitely 'dyslexic' as a whole. I met Jilly Cooper for the lst time traveling in Ireland almost 20 years ago and have been a huge fan of hers ever since. I am on my second reading through all of her books, this time on my kindle, so I can refer back to Rutshire history whenever I need to! Great writer and wonderful stories and characters. I'm eagerly awaiting another book! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2012 by Judi Lesuer-johnson

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