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Rivals: The steamy romance from the Sunday Times bestseller, now the hottest series on TV [cover may vary] (Rutshire Chronicles Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Jilly Cooper (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 3,961 ratings

Now a major series streaming on Disney+, read the whole story here!

Everyone wants to get on top . . .

‘Fun, sexy and unputdownable – a classic’ - Marian Keyes
'Pure, unadulterated joy' - Sophie Kinsella
'Hilarious, witty, wise, astute [and] flawlessly entertaining' - Helen Fielding

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Welcome to the 80s, the decade of decadence…

The glamorous, cutthroat world of 1980s British television is all about power, a time when the affluent elite exist in a bubble of immense wealth and influence, and will use any means to get what they want. Lord Baddingham is desperate to retain his Corinium TV franchise, and to do so he’s hired Declan O’Hara, an Irish talk show mega-star. Baddingham has also enticed on board Cameron Cook, a gorgeous and brash executive, to produce Declan’s program. But Declan and Cameron detest each other, soon provoking a storm of controversy.

Enter into the fray everyone’s favourite hate-to-love-him bad-boy, Rupert Campbell-Black. 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 everyone is competing—in bed and in the boardroom—to come out on top.

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PRAISE FOR DAME JILLY COOPER

‘Joyful and mischievous. I know of no woman my age who won't admit that Rupert Campbell-Black nearly ruined them for other men for life . . .’ - Jojo Moyes
‘Jilly Cooper is the funniest and the sharpest writer there is’ - Jenny Colgan
'A combination of drama, sex, and good social comedy ... unputdownable' The Sunday Times
'Jilly Cooper is the very best ... elegant, glamourous, wonderful fun' Daily Mail

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    Rutshire Chronicles
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    724 pages
  3. Language
    English
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    Transworld Digital
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  6. Publication date
    23 Dec. 2010
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    6.9 MB
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"A combination of drama, sex and good social comedy...unputdownable"
-Sunday Times

"It is satisfyingly long, addictive, bitchy, endearing and full of sex and hilarious one-liners"
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"All the behind-the-scenes detail of tough wheeler-dealing in the media world is both fascinating and horrifyingly convincing"
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"I couldn't put it down"
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'A combination of drama, sex and good social comedy... unputdownable'
Sunday Times

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 realise 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.

Jilly Cooper is the very best elegant, glamorous, wonderful fun
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004H1TU90
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Transworld Digital
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 23 Dec. 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6.9 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 724 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1409032335
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 2 of 11 ‏ : ‎ Rutshire Chronicles
  • Customer reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 3,961 ratings

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Jilly Cooper is a journalist, author and media superstar. The author of many number one bestselling novels, she lives in Gloucestershire.

She has been awarded honorary doctorates by the Universities of Gloucestershire and Anglia Ruskin, and won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print lifetime achievement award in 2019. She was appointed CBE in 2018 for services to literature and charity.

For more information visit her Facebook page @JillyCooperOfficial

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Customers find this book to be a compulsive read with a captivating storyline and hilarious characters that make them laugh out loud. The writing is extremely well done, and customers love all of Jilly Cooper's books. The book is in good condition, and customers appreciate its feel-good nature.

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80 customers mention ‘Readability’73 positive7 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as a brilliant and entertaining holiday read.

"...Just as good as I remember it being and once again I am in love with Rupert Campbell B!ack." Read more

"Really enjoyed this book. Its coming out as a show starring David tennent, so I wanted to read it first...." Read more

"This writer is enjoyed and funny like her books been reading them over the years and look forward to many more books will recommend to friends" Read more

"...From the heart-stoppingly gorgeous, and terminally unfaithful Rupert, to the wise-beyond-her-years Caitlin, from the wicked beguiling Tony, to sweet..." Read more

24 customers mention ‘Storyline’19 positive5 negative

Customers enjoy the storyline of the book, finding it captivating with many twists and turns, and one customer notes that each book is a complete story.

"...And the wit and humour, the charm and angst! Just incredible...." Read more

"A brilliant story with so many twists and turns it kept you turning to the very end and what an ending!" Read more

"...This book has an excellent plot and fab character and written with Cooper's panache and excellent one liners everyone should read it!..." Read more

"This book is part of a series of books but can be read as a standalone story...." Read more

20 customers mention ‘Character development’15 positive5 negative

Customers love the characters in the book, finding them hilarious, with one customer noting how they leap off the page.

"...Charming but devious. Lots of good characters in the book from Tony's family and Declans family...." Read more

"...companies competing for talent and the franchise, with a brilliant cast of characters, none of which is anything other than three dimensional...." Read more

"...The characters are so well rounded, I love how Rupert remains a cad throughout, yet entirely loveable at the same time, the character of Tony is an..." Read more

"Overall. I did not like it because the plot is thin and the characters superficial...." Read more

15 customers mention ‘Humor’15 positive0 negative

Customers find the book humorous, describing it as a great holiday read that makes them laugh out loud.

"...And the wit and humour, the charm and angst! Just incredible...." Read more

"...but Jilly Cooper undoubtedly writes well and has hilarious descriptions of people and situations...." Read more

"...This book has an excellent plot and fab character and written with Cooper's panache and excellent one liners everyone should read it!..." Read more

"And I still laugh out loud. One of her best!!..." Read more

11 customers mention ‘Writing quality’11 positive0 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, finding it extremely well written, with one customer noting its great vocabulary.

"It's far too long but Jilly Cooper undoubtedly writes well and has hilarious descriptions of people and situations...." Read more

"...Jilly Cooper's books are well written and the stories are real page turners...." Read more

"...The storyline is captivating, entertaining and well written...." Read more

"...this book on my Kindle and have plans to read a few more by a very good local author" Read more

9 customers mention ‘Love of jilly cooper’9 positive0 negative

Customers express their love for Jilly Cooper's writing, with several mentioning they enjoy all of her books.

"...It is Jilly Cooper at her very best...." Read more

"Another gem from Jilly Cooper the second in the Rutshire Chronicles and even though we are not in the heady world of Show Jumping where Rupert..." Read more

"Fab. I read this many years ago and riders. And have revisited it twenty five yrs later and didn't disappoint...." Read more

"Love Jully Cooper and could read her books again and again" Read more

7 customers mention ‘Sturdiness’7 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the book's sturdiness, noting that it arrives in very good condition.

"...reflection of its time, I have to say the book itself has held up to the passing years...." Read more

"Bought for my mother in law, good condition, fast delivery" Read more

"...(about a week before the estimated delivery date) and in very good condition - hardly seems used at all." Read more

"Excellent item - exactly what I ordered in good condition and delivered within the advised timescale. Thankyou!" Read more

4 customers mention ‘Feel’4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's feel, with one noting how it draws readers in slowly and another mentioning how Jilly gets them hooked right away.

"...Priory, and the surrounding woodland and countryside give the book a cosy feel...." Read more

"...This is a masterpiece. It slowly feels you in, until you become completely engrossed and invested in the characters...." Read more

"A really good feel good book and sooooo funny a great holiday read!!!" Read more

"Great storyline. Jilly gets you hooked right away." Read more

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  • Suzi
    5.0 out of 5 stars As good as I remember
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2025
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    After watching the Television series on Disney+ I really felt I had to read Rivalsi again. Just as good as I remember it being and once again I am in love with Rupert Campbell B!ack.
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    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2025
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  • Susie Gunning
    4.0 out of 5 stars Compulsive reading.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2024
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    Really enjoyed this book. Its coming out as a show starring David tennent, so I wanted to read it first. I can imagine him as the unscrupulous Tony head of a television company. Charming but devious. Lots of good characters in the book from Tony's family and Declans family. Tony's brother bas, Cameron who is recruited from America by Tony and many others.
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  • Margret M.
    5.0 out of 5 stars A classy soap opera in a book.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 April 2025
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    I read Rivals not long after it was first published, and I decided to read it again after watching the Disney+ series. Although, some of the attitudes and language are very much a reflection of its time, I have to say the book itself has held up to the passing years. And while the story is full of lies, betrayals and affairs, some of the descriptions, such as of the ever messy Priory, and the surrounding woodland and countryside give the book a cosy feel. My only minor disappointment was that Rupert and Taggie weren't together quite as much as I thought I remembered from when I first read Rivals.
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  • Albums
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    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 April 2025
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    This writer is enjoyed and funny like her books been reading them over the years and look forward to many more books will recommend to friends
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  • Miss Informed
    5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly, utterly brilliant!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2025
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    I adore Jilly Cooper, but (aside from How to Survive Christmas, which still sits on my shelf) I have not read her books until now. This is a masterpiece. It slowly feels you in, until you become completely engrossed and invested in the characters. From the heart-stoppingly gorgeous, and terminally unfaithful Rupert, to the wise-beyond-her-years Caitlin, from the wicked beguiling Tony, to sweet and innocent Taggie.
    A plethora of romances, from pure to priapic, run alongside the exciting tale of rival television companies competing for talent and the franchise, with a brilliant cast of characters, none of which is anything other than three dimensional. And the wit and humour, the charm and angst! Just incredible.
    I fell in love, unwisely, with Rupert, and fell out of love with Tony as the story progressed, but more, much more important, I fell in love with Jilly Cooper as a writer.
    Magnificent!
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  • carol ash
    3.0 out of 5 stars Lightweight novel probably good holiday reading
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2025
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    Overall. I did not like it because the plot is thin and the characters superficial. it is a romp and needs to be viewed as such and read with ease and then forgotten. Not for serious readers but then the author does not pretend that it is. The author relies on too much sexual content presumably to sell the book and it is her style so it is what it is.
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  • Dasha Bond
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 April 2025
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    Bought the book after watching the TV series,great easy read.
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  • P.Henders
    5.0 out of 5 stars Probably have reread this book 5-6 times it’s that good !!
    Reviewed in Canada on 2 June 2025
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    Possibly my most read ,well worn book on my bookshelves. I have probably reread this book at least 5 times and every time I find more to love ! The characters are just so well written so intriguing it’s hard not to have just one favourite..well Taggy is mine she pulls at your heartstrings so much .. The charming Cotswold setting the kooky characters and funny mishaps make the pace of the book fly . I can honestly say I laughed out loud many times reading this book . I couldn’t recommend this book enough for all ages ( well maybe not pre-teens lol ) . If your looking for a fun read with plenty of quirky characters both good and bad and an idyllic setting and some romance you have found the perfect book !
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  • Jenny De Lacy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Just as good as I remember
    Reviewed in Australia on 20 November 2024
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    I read this book and other Jilly Coopers back in the late 80’s early 90’s, and with the Disney series I’ll be reading them all again.
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  • NotAKindleCustomer
    5.0 out of 5 stars 6 stars!!
    Reviewed in the United States on 26 February 2025
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    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!!
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  • Henni123
    5.0 out of 5 stars Unterhaltsames Drama
    Reviewed in Germany on 22 February 2025
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    Das Buch ist interessant und unterhaltsam zu lesen. Besonders gut gefällt mir, dass das Buch auf Englisch sehr gut zu lesen und zu verstehen ist. (Ich spreche nicht gut Englisch, kann es aber verstehen).
    Auch stimmt die Serie perfekt mit dem Buch überein (natürlich nicht im Detail), weswegen man das Buch auch sehr gerne als Serienfan lesen kann.
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    Reviewed in Germany on 22 February 2025
    Das Buch ist interessant und unterhaltsam zu lesen. Besonders gut gefällt mir, dass das Buch auf Englisch sehr gut zu lesen und zu verstehen ist. (Ich spreche nicht gut Englisch, kann es aber verstehen).
    Auch stimmt die Serie perfekt mit dem Buch überein (natürlich nicht im Detail), weswegen man das Buch auch sehr gerne als Serienfan lesen kann.
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  • buyer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super
    Reviewed in Germany on 23 March 2025
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    Very quick delivered in great shape. Just like i ordered.
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