to be bored with myself and to want to become a Jilly Cooper character for the winter?

[BalloonSlayer]

I want to sit in front of a fire of apple logs, wearing only a Dark Blue towel.

I want a rosy-cheeked face which I have to tone down with green foundation, instead of looking like a corpse unless I put on loads of blusher.

I want to drink three quarters of a bottle of Moet before doing ANYTHING. (Including: getting up in the morning or taking an important exam.)

I want an Absolutely Filthy Mini instead of a people carrier.

I want DH to do thumb exercises so that the ball of his thumb becomes pudgy because apparently that's sexy or something .

I want to lose loads and loads of weight every time I am a bit sad about something, so that everyone who thought I was a minger before is suddenly struck by my beauty, instead of eating cakes to cheer myself up and getting fatter.

AIBU?

[CheesyNachos]

I am Grace Rossvale-Dean.

I suspect I am a new money parvenu with a father who has been wildly successful in trade. But I have a fine seat on a horse and a rollicking affair with the local MFH.

[Racundra]

What a wonderful thread... I think I should read JC, never have.
My JC name is Elizabeth Carpenter-Clarence, rather striking I think.

[PrimalLass]

I was just thinking about this thread at the weekend. I'm feeling like it's time for another Jilly marathon.

[expectingnumber3]

Thank you for reviving this thread! I'm reading Rivals for the 100th time because of it. And have dragged my favourite of the romances - Prudence - out too. Love Jilly, two of my children are named after characters of hers. That was with DH's blessing as he recognises true obsession when he sees it!

My JC name is Rosie Rockfel-St Michael. Might start using that.

Being a JC character will cheer up the winter and means I won't have to do any housework. Hurrah! I'm off to drink gin out of a mug before doing the school run in my filthy golf.

[tiredvommachine]

Where do you work out your JC name? Have I missed something?

[Saladeeta]

I had completely forgotten but I came up with it!

Mothers middle name followed by double barreling current street name and previous.

Love this thread!

[JennaRoss]

OMG I love the Jilly threads. My life could not be less like a JC novel, so I have to re-read them several times a year to indulge.

[tiredvommachine]

saladeeta


Heather Sebrights-Carlisle at your service.

[JennaRoss]

Where have you all gone? Come back

I was expecting lots of chatter

[Saladeeta]

So sorry I just entertained rcb with some of my daughters marvelous pie and her father's whiskey, it was grand .. just off to practice duets with my live in housekeeper. My husband and I might have a bewildering volte face later....

[tiredvommachine]

I'm here!
Have finished re reading Riders(again) and going to start on Rivals(again).

Booger, I'm going to have to go and unload the washing up machine to get a clean glass to slosh some Whisky in.

Shakes fist

[Plomino]

Well !

June Barroway-Hazelmere here . Terribly devastated to have missed this before , but have been just too busy measuring my length after parties , and crinkling my eyes engagingly at other people's husbands , before applying my face cream upwards .

[tollyandfeste]

Oh this is my favourite thread ever! As a teenager in the 1990's I used to imagine being a Hollywood director and making a fantastic film adaptation or Riders. I had the following cast, but need help with the rest of the characters and obvious subsequent films....
RCB - brad Pitt
Billy Lloyd-Fox - Daniel Craig
Jake - Tom cruise
Dino Ferranti - Leonardo DiCaprio
Helen CB - Nicole Kidman
taggie - angelina Jolie
Malise Gordon - Anthony Hopkins
Need help casting the rest!
Always struggled with Janey and Tory.

[tiredvommachine]

Janey- Cameron Diaz?
Tory....from JC's unflattering description, Dawn French? (who I think is stunning btw but going purely on perceived body shape).

[BushyTailedPony]

I think Daniel Craig might be better as Rupert no? I never imagined him as Brad - too pretty.

My JC name is Campbell Carmaben-West. Got quite a ring to it. I think I'd be Cameron's BFF.

[Alchemist]

This is such a wonderful thread!

My JC name is Louise Trevelyan-Highdown. A better combo for me would be a place and street name then I would be Louise Wideopen-Highdown ).

[SideOrderofChips]

Mary Wellington-Collette here.

And i would totally shag Luke. And Ricky.

[ShamelessBreadAddict]

Best.thread.ever.

[PunkrockerGirl]

My name is Mary Leadon-Glendower.
Had to buy a new copy of Riders because the old one got so dog-eared
Working my way through them all again, about to start 'Score' again. I have a signed copy of this one "to Punk, much love Jilly".

[FindoGask]

Big Jilly fan here too. My mum had Harriet, Octavia, and Lisa & Co - I can still picture the covers now - and I read and re-read them all when I was far too young to understand most of her one-liners: maybe twelve or thirteen. Harriet was probably my favourite, and possibly set my expectations about romantic relationships ever so slightly askew: ever since I have had a thing for difficult, unavailable older men. And then I got found Rivals in a WHSmith when I was 15 or so and spent all my pocket money on it: I still think that must be the book I've read the most times of any book over my life. It's probably still my favourite of hers; that or Polo.

I think her books started going a bit downhill with Score! but I can't help be hugely fond of her still. Was very sad to hear about her husband Leo dying recently.

[tiredvommachine]

Her one liners are excellent.
Love Jilly!

[PunkrockerGirl]

My favourite was Imogen, Findo. I'm a huge tennis fan and still have a read of this one occasionally

[PunkrockerGirl]

Does anyone know if she's writing any more, post Leo's death?

[MmeGuillotine]

Oh God, I LOVE it when this thread is resurrected! It's brilliant!

Sadly, I don't know my mother's maiden name so I can't join in with that although my maiden name was double barrelled and rather lovely. Sigh.

I remember devouring all of Jilly Cooper's books when I was probably still FAR too young for them. My especial favourite was Imogen, which I thought was just wonderful. However, I remember being completely confused by the bit in Riders when Rupert suggests that he, Helen, Billy and Janey all 'go to bed together'. I was only about ten or eleven at the time and thought they were going to have a lovely sleepover type thing and then was terribly confused when it all ended in woe. Oh dear.

(I also read The Exorcist at around the same time. That was MUCH more confusing - although I do like to tell people that 'everything I know about sex, I learnt from reading Jilly Cooper, The Exorcist and Flowers in the Attic at an impressionable age'. )

[dementedma]

Frances Bath- Burnbank!