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TheCommon Years by Cooper, Jilly ( Author ) ON Jul-01-1999, Paperback

TheCommon Years by Cooper, Jilly ( Author ) ON Jul-01-1999, Paperback

by Jilly Cooper (Author), Jilly Cooper OBE (Author)

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Synopsis

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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Format: paperback
 Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Published:
ISBN 10: 0552146633
ISBN 13: 9780552146630
Book Overview: Life, dogs, nature, and scurrilous gossip - all on the edge of Putney Common.

Media Reviews
Miss Cooper's life is a curiously endearing mixture of Joyce Grenfell and August Strindberg - endlessly gracious neighbourly occasions undercut and made bearable by a home life of wonderfully chaotic neurosis and catastrophes - highlighted by sudden and marvellous insights into neighbours and former friends -- Sheridan Morley
An entrancing book -- Lynda Lee-Potter * Daily Mail *
A brilliant and beloved book and absolutely unputdownable -- Elizabeth Longford
So observant... a delightful book -- Valerie Singleton * Daily Express *
Author Bio
Jilly Cooper is a well-known journalist, writer and media superstar.The author of many number one bestselling novels, including Riders, Rivals, Polo, The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous, Appassionata, Score!,Pandora, and Wicked!, she and her husband live in Gloucestershire. Jilly Cooper was appointed OBE in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours List.