The Rutshire Chronicles is the name given to a series of romantic novels by Jilly Cooper. The stories tell tales of mainly British upper-class families, as well as the show-jumping and polo crowd, in numerous different sexually charged scenarios, often laced with adultery, illegitimate children, scandal, and sometimes, even death. They are linked by several recurring characters, chiefly Rupert Campbell-Black, and are set in the fictional English county of Rutshire, not be confused with the real English county of Rutland.
Some of these characters, namely Rupert Campbell-Black and numerous characters associated with him, also occur in Cooper's novel Pandora, although it is not part of the series. The Campbell-Blacks, Lloyd-Foxes, France-Lynches and other families from the Rutshire Chronicles also appear in Wicked! The tales are set in chronological order; however, they are perfectly readable as 'stand-alone' novels.
Pandora and Wicked, also by Cooper, are not part of the series although follow a similar sort of structure and can be combined with the series in that they are based in the same area. Rupert Campbell-Black is no longer a main character although can be noted for numerous cameo appearances.
Read more about Rutshire Chronicles: The Rutshire Chronicles, Main/Recurring Characters
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