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Polo [Paperback]

Jilly Cooper OBE (Author)
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Publication Date: 7 May 2007

In Jilly Cooper's third Rutshire chronicle we meet Ricky France-Lynch, who is moody, macho, and magnificent. He had a large crumbling estate, a nine-goal polo handicap, and a beautiful wife who was fair game for anyone with a cheque book. He also had the adoration of fourteen-year-old Perdita MacLeod. Perdita couldn't wait to leave her dreary school and become a polo player.The polo set were ritzy, wild, and gloriously promiscuous.Perdita thought she'd get along with them very well.

But before she had time to grow up, Ricky's life exploded into tragedy, and Perdita turned into a brat who loved only her horses - and Ricky France-Lynch.

Ricky's obsession to win back his wife, and Perdita's to win both Ricky and a place as a top class polo player, take the reader on a wildly exciting journey - to the estancias of Argentina, to Palm Beach and Deauville, and on to the royal polo fields of England and the glamorous pitches of California where the most heroic battle of all is destined to be fought - a match that is about far more than just the winning of a huge silver cup...

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  • Paperback: 768 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi; New Ed edition (7 May 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0552156167
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552156165
  • Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 4 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 21,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The world of smart women, handsome army officers, romantic school girls, lustful grooms, insecure wives... they have fire in their bellies (and generally in their groins too) and a massive appetite for life (Nicholas Coleridge The Sunday Times )

Polo is the best thing she's ever done (Daily Mail )

A work of towering genius (Evening Standard )

Compulsively readable and funny... the irrepressible Jilly remains irresistible (The Times )

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One of the glorious Rutshire Chronicles
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't miss the world that Jilly exposes - You'll love it 15 Aug 2001
By Miss B J Mason
Format:Paperback
As a lover of polo, I can tell you that Jilly Cooper has captured the polo scene so precisely, It had me mesmerised throughout the book. Polo players your secrets are out!

Wonderful storyline, familiar characters who you can picture so easily in your mind and incorporating new characters and some of the ravishing cast from her previous books, Riders and Rivals, including the loveable cad - Rubert Campbell Black. Nobody does it better than Jilly.

Jilly has a way of bringing all elements of life into her books, the fortunate, the less fortunate, the introverts, the extroverts, the good, the bad, the ugly and in this case the absolutely stunning.

To me this is her best book so far, once I finish it I have to start it again, as it provides complete escapism from daily life even if just for 15 minutes a day. It takes me off to a world which many of us dream about but few of us actually experience!

Indulge yourself into the world of wealth, lust and beauty. You will be disgusted with Perdita, fall in love with Luke, get hot and steamy over Red, want to join in with the Carlisle twins, cure all Ricky's hurt, kill Chessie and Bart and ultimately experience their world. Don't deny yourself any longer - buy this fantastic read now! You won't regret it and I guarantee it will provide you with a warm feeling or two...

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book Ever 9 July 2002
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Polo is definitely Jilly Cooper's best book and probably my favourite book I've ever read! The writing is fantastic and draws you in from start to finish and the characters are both fab and fanciable. It's also great that she ties up loose ends from other books such as Rupert and Taggie's wedding. I've read it countless times and every single time I just cannot put it down. Jilly, I salute you.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Ever wanted to play polo? No! Well you will now! 14 Feb 2008
By Coco
Format:Paperback
I first read Polo in 2001 after Riders and Rivals in which is a lot to live up to, but I'm pleased to say that with Polo Jilly didn't disappoint!
Polo is the only book that I have read over and over again and its now 2008 and I am reading it again and I still feel the same emotions all over again. One will fall in love, cry, get angry, and at times feel like hitting that bottle as well. All this and you still have RC-B and a few other beautiful characters added into the pot.

I would recommend every one of Jilly's books with out hesitation. I know I'll re-read all of them over and over again. But if there is one that leaves you with that feeling, for me it will always be Polo. This one comes highly recommended!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Great book have read it lots of times . Still grips great characters you feel you know and want to find out what they'll get up to next
Published 1 month ago by Christine T Shields
5.0 out of 5 stars guilty pleasure
Its only a guily pleasure as it stops me from doing anything else whilst i read it and its so long.

rereading this as i read all JCs novels in the 80s and 90s... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs beverley Sharpe
2.0 out of 5 stars Not her best work
Fantastic if you want to learn all about Polo, in detail, there are pages and pages of descriptions of the matches. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Avid
2.0 out of 5 stars I know the title is Polo but really...!
There was just TOO MUCH polo action in this book.

I first read it when it was first published years ago and have just finished re-reading. Read more
Published 13 months ago by KC
4.0 out of 5 stars Update.
Yes, Perdita is vile but her idiotic mother Daisy, is enough to turn anyone psycho! Constantly sobbing, sweating, not washing her hair, she's disgusting! Read more
Published 21 months ago by M. A. Hill
3.0 out of 5 stars Shame
She builds the atmosphere nicely, shame that a lot of the commentary about the actual polo makes little sense 'Blocking a cut shot from Jesus, Ricky... Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2011 by singh
3.0 out of 5 stars Not her best work
Another summer bonkbuster from Jilly Cooper, but one I found more disappointing than Riders and Rivals. Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2010 by A. L. Rutter
2.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK -- BUT TOO BAD THAT...
The reviews generally rave about this book. I would love to agree with them without any caveat. However, GLARING out from the welldrawn characters and all the excitement and... Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2009 by WAY2GO
4.0 out of 5 stars Really Good!!
I fell in love with Jilly's books when i read 'Riders' so i am trying to read all the books in order. I liked this one better than Rivals but not as much as Riders. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2009 by Snowy3
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!!
i have to say i first read this when i was 13 (stole it from my older sister) and i have to say i think i've read it about 100 times since then!! Read more
Published on 16 July 2008 by Darrelle Wood
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