Harriet
a story of love, heartbreak and humour set in the Yorkshire country from the inimitable multimillion-copy bestselling Jilly Cooper
$28.71
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2005
Summary
The light-hearted, hilarious and gorgeous novel from the much-loved classic author.
Shy, dreamy, and incurably romantic, Harriet Poole was shattered when her brief affair with Simon Villiers, Oxford’s leading playboy undergraduate, ended abruptly, leaving her penniless, alone and pregnant. Still hopelessly in love with Simon, she took baby William and buried herself in deepest Yorkshire as nanny to the children of Cory Erskine, a somewhat eccentric scriptwriter.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552152518 |
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| ISBN-10: | 055215251X |
| Author: | Jilly Cooper, Jilly Cooper, OBE |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Corgi Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2005 |
| Weight: | 196g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 19mm |
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About The Author
Jilly Cooper
Jilly Cooper was a journalist, author and media superstar. The author of many number one bestselling books, she lived in Gloucestershire where her groundbreaking Rutshire Chronicles series was set. Awarded honorary doctorates by the Universities of Gloucestershire and Anglia Ruskin, she also won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print lifetime achievement award in 2019, and was appointed DBE in 2024 for services to literature and charity. She died in 2025.
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