Mount!

Mount! is a 2016 novel by English author Jilly Cooper. It is the tenth book in the Rutshire Chronicles series. The plot centres on Rupert Campbell-Black's efforts to have his horse Love Rat named as leading sire, which forces him to travel the world, putting a strain on his marriage to Taggie. To research the novel Cooper spoke to a range of people, including trainers Robert Cowell, Mark Prescott and Henry Cecil. The cover of the novel was criticised pre-release, with suggestions that it looked "50-Shadesian". Whilst the novel received mixed reviews, with criticism focussed on its treatment of non-consensual sex and characterisation, Jenny Colgan, reviewing the novel stated that what readers really look to Cooper's books for is "joy ... daft, silly, boozy joy, and if you like joy, you’ll like this".