{"product_id":"9781805465836","title":"The Racing Line : The exhilarating feminist historical novel from a startling new talent for 2026","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Kelly Frost\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical adventure\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 June 2026 by ATLANTIC BOOKS in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 448 pages\u003cbr\u003e145 x 225 x 41 | 552g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey say she can't win. She knows she can't lose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn expansive, inspiring feminist novel about one woman's rise as a racing driver in mid-century Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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 SMITHIt'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreddy has a lot to learn. Driving was the easy part.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Kelly Frost:'Compelling' Sunday Times'A storyteller who is here to stay' Joseph O'Connor'A startling new talent' Peter James\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48281398182147,"sku":"9781805465836","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781805465836.jpg?v=1780129722","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781805465836","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}