As Jilly explains:
“I was fascinated by the breeding side of racing. Seeing adorable foals born, and that the most ferocious all-powerful stallion could be an absolute wuss in the covering barn, only able to perform if the practise mare was watching him, or the vet standing by to hold his hoof.
Nothing is more beautiful than a racehorse, but I have to confess a very soft spot for my ongoing hero, Rupert Campbell-Black and enjoyed having him centre stage, often behaving disgracefully, throughout Mount! There are also lots of very cool dogs.
The lovely thing about writing Mount! was that having written Jump! and fallen madly in love with all the people and horses in jump racing, I found the flat racing crowd –
as I pursued their antics around the world – were equally enchanting, glamorous and seductively generous with their hospitality.”
What people are saying:
“Jilly Cooper’s writing is hilarious, witty, wise, astute, flawlessly entertaining and a celebration of all that is the most fun about being British.”
HELEN FIELDING
“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
Mount! will also be available as an ebook and an audio book from 8th September 2016
PRE-ORDER MOUNT! HERE
