An expansive, inspiring feminist novel about one woman's rise as a racing driver in mid-century Britain. _________________
'A commanding, expansive, confident novel turbocharged with courage and heart' JOSEPH O'CONNOR
'An exhilarating story of dauntless persistence in the face of prejudice' CARMELLA LOWKIS
'Surprising, engaging and deeply affecting' LISA SMITH _________________
It's 1945 and Winifred 'Freddy' Vaux fears she's the only person who isn't thrilled the war is over.
With peace comes the end of her career as a military driver, commanding ambulances and recovery vehicles across London. All she wants is to drive and she still can - but not for her occupation and certainly not fast.
Yet speeding through the city's war-torn streets one last time, she makes a resolution: she must pursue race car driving. No matter the cost.
From the country lanes of her youth to Europe's most exhilarating tracks, Freddy's thunderous ambition takes her where no woman has gone before. However, travelling at such speeds means that friends and lovers can be lost in an instant.
Freddy has a lot to learn. Driving was the easy part. ____________________
Praise for Kelly Frost:
'Compelling' Sunday Times
'A storyteller who is here to stay' Joseph O'Connor
"In The Racing Line, Kelly Frost skilfully weaves an important and overlooked chapter of social history into an immersive and wonderfully compelling novel. The story of Winfred 'Freddy' Vaux and her determination to become a professional racing driver in a deeply conservative post war Britain, provides a powerful insight into a woman's fight for agency in her personal and professional life that still resonates today. This is historical fiction that is surprising, engaging and deeply affecting."
