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Looking Back: Revisiting My Favourite Jilly Cooper Romance Novella

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In 2005, a series of romance novellas by Jilly Cooper were republished. In my teens and early twenties, I had devoured her Rutshire Chronicles, and so it was inevitable that these would cross my path, too. Today, I have four of the seven novellas. As part of my nostalgia kick, I decided to re-read the one I remembered most fondly: Prudence. Prudence (originally published in 1978) follows Prudence, a copywriter in London who has a … Continue reading Looking Back: Revisiting My Favourite Jilly Cooper Romance Novella

Links: Football, Jilly Cooper, & Outlander

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Welcome to Wednesday Links! Hope you’re all having a lovely week and, if not, maybe these links will help! … Professor Eleanor Ty at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario studied the importance of Outlander and the romance genre: What fascinates Ty about the series is the juxtaposition between the 18th-century era and a “modern” female heroine. “The costumes and scenery evoke a period where men were masculine and strong and women were delicate,” says Ty. “However, as … Continue reading Links: Football, Jilly Cooper, & Outlander