Riders_(Cooper_novel)
Riders (novel)
1985 novel by Jilly Cooper
Riders is a 1985 novel written by the English author Jilly Cooper. It is the first of a series of romance novels known as the Rutshire Chronicles, which are set in the fictional English county of Rutshire. The story focuses on the lives of a group of top show jumping stars and follows the ups and downs of both their personal and professional lives. It was turned into a television film, Riders (1993), directed by Gabrielle Beaumont for Anglia Television and broadcast on the ITV Network.
On 5 November 2019 BBC News included Riders on its list of the 100 most inspiring novels.[1]