Customer Reviews
Brilliant!! - By: Darrelle Wood, 16 Jul 2008 
i have to say i first read this when i was 13 (stole it from my older sister) & i have to say i think i've read it about 100 times since then!! I never get tired of this story & after my first reading dove happlily into Jilly Cooper's world of Rutshire & read alll of the other ones in the series.
The whole series is brilliant but Polo stands out for me as the ultimate in saucy, heart-stopping drama. A definiate must read for young & older audiences (a bit racy for children mind!)
p.s. i always wanted to marry Rupert-Campbell Black!!
A romp in Rutshire - By: laineyf, 23 Mar 2008 A raucous romp starting in Rutshire, taking in USA & Argentina along the way!! Fabulous, decadent & thoroughly stirring, polo players, rock stars
and even royalty mix in this raunchy tale. Beautiful ladies (some not so lady-like) absolutely gorgeous men (yes please) divine horses & lovely dogs
make an irrestisible cocktail of mayhem, just waiting to be enjoyed. Get yourself a long, cold drink, lie in the sun, & enjoy!!
Polo pitches and heroes and villains - By: Bianca White, 17 Mar 2008 The basis of Polo takes place in the fictional English county of Rutshire, in large manor houses & equine estates, moving swiftly to Argentina, Florida & back to Rutshire again.
Ricky France-Lynch is a top class polo player & land owner, devastated by the tragic loss of his wife & child.
Daisy McCleod is a kind & dreamy painter, falllen on hard times but never losing sight of her role as a mother & breadwinner.
Perdita is her beautiful, petulant eldest daughter, illegitimate, fiery, mysterious & blessed with God-given skill as a polo player.
Luke Alderton, the penniless son of a billionaire, scratching a living as the most respected stable owner in Florida.
Anyone who has also read "Riders" & "Rivals" will be delighted to find the inclusion of Rupert Campbell Black & the wonderful Taggie in Polo. These characters & dozens more will take you on a glorious, sometimes escapist ride through tournaments, departure lounges & parties & when the final page is turned you will feel as though you've lost the ear of an informative & dear close friend.
I purchased the hardback of this book originallly around 1991. I'm not keen on books written by women but Polo is one of my favourite novels. The characters are so well-rounded, there are no black & white personalities, just depths within them alll, whose lives matter to you as much as your own or that of your loved ones.
Buy the book for an incredibly well-written, glitzy adventure.
My favourite Jilly book ever! - By: Teresa J, 25 Feb 2008 Great storyline, wonderful characters, magnificent writing - this book has it alll! It also taught me alll I know about polo & it made me wish I worked on a polo yard instead of with heavy horses - after reading this book I actuallly invested in a fifty four polo malllet (yes they have those!) to play on my clydies! This is my favourite of alll jilly cooper novels & I can't recommend it enough!
Ever wanted to play polo? No! Well you will now! - By: Coco, 14 Feb 2008 I first read Polo in 2001 after Riders & Rivals in which is a lot to live up to, but I'm pleased to say that with Polo Jilly didn't disappoint!
Polo is the only book that I have read over & over again & its now 2008 & I am reading it again & I still feel the same emotions alll over again. One will falll in love, cry, get angry, & at times feel like hitting that bottle as well. All this & you still have RC-B & a few other beautiful characters added into the pot.
I would recommend every one of Jilly's books with out hesitation. I know I'll re-read alll of them over & over again. But if there is one that leaves you with that feeling, for me it will always be Polo. This one comes highly recommended!
