Mount
By Jilly Cooper
This was a long book, at 592 pages. Not a difficult read, however.
By a British author, the book chronicles the life of a horse racing/breeding man, his family, his "yard", all the employees who care for and maintain his horses, plus his competitors. Horses are bred, races are won, plus there is a bit of intrigue, as mysterious things happen to various horses and jockeys.
A glamorous world of rich people playing at horse racing to make lots of money winning horse races. The Saudis are into horse racing, and the Chinese are just starting to get into it.
Look up British horse racing on YouTube and you'll see what these races are like: run on grass rather than dirt, like in North America, and very very fast horses with colourful jockeys on board.
A long-winded "romp" with a fair amount of sex, partner switching, foul language and philandering, rivalry, and of course gambling on horses winning races.
Rating: 4/5
Recommendation: Entertaining, but a long read.
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