'Irish charm, that everyone in England regards as a confidence trick, is completely genuine. The plainest of people are attractive here' - Jilly Cooper's Dublin partying days and the horsey set

"Jilly Cooper has never been slow to spot the erotic potential in unexpected things. Classical music, for example (she wrote a whole novel, Appassionata, about a sexy violinist and alpha male conductor); the sensual power of warm summer evenings and crisp snowy mornings; the high-stakes sexual tension of boardroom battles. And, of course, anything to do with horses."

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Big hair and jodhpurs are returning with the release of 'Rivals'. Jilly Cooper has repeatedly spotted erotic potential in unexpected things. Jilly Cooper highlights classical music, noting she wrote Appassionata about a sexy violinist and an alpha-male conductor. Jilly Cooper foregrounds the sensual power of warm summer evenings and crisp snowy mornings. Jilly Cooper portrays high-stakes sexual tension in boardroom battles. Horses routinely feature as erotic catalysts across Jilly Cooper's work. A prompt appears offering Focail and Conundrum, daily word puzzles designed to test vocabulary and lateral thinking skills.

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