"There is an element of "Seabiscuit" in the story of Helle Nice,
the fearless French woman who raced the best drivers of the 1930s
and won over her countrymen with her breathtaking skill and charm.
And of course Nice's story, brilliantly told by Miranda Seymour, is
highly relevant today, when women such as Indianapolis 500 driver
Sarah Fisher are trying to break through in what has always been a
man's sport."
-Sam Posey, Grand Prix driver and author of "Playing with
Trains"
Advance Praise from the UK
"Even if you have never thrilled to the drone of powerful cars
jockeying for position on a racetrack, Miranda Seymour's biography
of the daring female driver Helle Nice will have you riveted to
your seat. . . A dazzling portrait."
--Pamela Norris, "Literary Review""
"
"Spine-tingling . . . Seymour excels in conveying the wider
social-historical context . . . and also the visceral excitement of
racing in a Bugatti"
--Christopher Silvester, "Sunday Times"
"Ý"The Bugatti Queen"¨ is superb on the spectacle and allure of the
track, and on what the sport is all about -- death and, on the way,
sex and speed."
--Tom Payne, "Daily Telegraph"
"Seymour writes with an elegance and verve her subject would have
appreciated . . . ÝAn¨ inspiring rediscovery."
--Alan Judd, "Spectator""
"
"Brings alive the energy, excitement and viciousness of the racing
circuit, and Helle's constant struggle to remain part of a world
dominated by rich men"
--"Observer""
"
"What a life! Helene Delangle was not just the best woman racing
driver in Europe between the wars, she was a life-force, exuberant
and irrepressible . . . ÝMiranda Seymour¨ scrupulouslydocuments the
speculative passages, while creating a narrative which captures the
helter-skelter gaiety of Helene's career."
--Christopher Hudson, "Daily Mail"
"There is an element of "Seabiscuit in the story of Helle Nice, the
fearless French woman who raced the best drivers of the 1930s and
won over her countrymen with her breathtaking skill and charm. And
of course Nice's story, brilliantly told by Miranda Seymour, is
highly relevant today, when women such as Indianapolis 500 driver
Sarah Fisher are trying to break through in what has always been a
man's sport."
-Sam Posey, Grand Prix driver and author of "Playing with
Trains
Advance Praise from the UK
"Even if you have never thrilled to the drone of powerful cars
jockeying for position on a racetrack, Miranda Seymour's biography
of the daring female driver Helle Nice will have you riveted to
your seat. . . A dazzling portrait."
--Pamela Norris, "Literary Review"
"Spine-tingling . . . Seymour excels in conveying the wider
social-historical context . . . and also the visceral excitement of
racing in a Bugatti"
--Christopher Silvester, "Sunday Times
"["The Bugatti Queen] is superb on the spectacle and allure of the
track, and on what the sport is all about -- death and, on the way,
sex and speed."
--Tom Payne, "Daily Telegraph
"Seymour writes with an elegance and verve her subject would have
appreciated . . . [An] inspiring rediscovery."
--Alan Judd, "Spectator"
"Brings alive the energy, excitement and viciousness of the racing
circuit, and Helle's constant struggle to remain part of a world
dominated by rich men"
--"Observer"
"What a life! Helene Delangle was not just the best woman racing
driver in Europe between the wars, she was a life-force, exuberant
and irrepressible . . . [Miranda Seymour] scrupulously documents
thespeculative passages, while creating a narrative which captures
the helter-skelter gaiety of Helene's career."
--Christopher Hudson, "Daily Mail
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