From 1972 to 1982, before the family moved to Gloucestershire and
she became a number-one blockbuster novelist, Jilly Cooper lived in
Putney, five miles from London's Hyde Park, and surprisingly rural.
Each day she walked on Putney Common with dogs, children, friends,
neighbours, and occasionally husband Leo. She kept a diary of her
growing attachment to the place, the people, the community
atmosphere and its small dramas: everyday stuff, but highly
diverting. This is a very endearing and vulnerable Jilly, before
she became 'outrageous' (though there are hints of what's to
come...). Fans will love it - especially dog-lovers. (Kirkus UK)
During the ten years she lived at the edge of Putney Common Jilly
Cooper walked daily on this expanse of green. For most of the time
she lived there she kept a diary, noting the effects of the
changing seasons and writing about her encounters with dogs and
humans. The book is a distillation of those diaries: an
affectionate and enthralling portrait - warts and all - of life on
Putney Common. Never has Jilly Cooper written more lyrically about
flowers, trees, birds and the natural world; more tellingly about
the sorrows - as well as the joys - of caring for dogs and
children; or more outrageously about the gossip, illicit romances
and jealousies of life in a small community.
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