The Velocipede Races

by Emily June Street
The Velocipede Races
  • ISBN-13: 9781621060581
  • Author(s): Emily June Street
  • Subject: Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories
  • Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
  • Imprint: Microcosm Publishing
  • Publication Date: 14-05-2016
  • Format: p/b

Availability: In stock

£9.99
Emmeline Escot knows that she was born to ride in Seren's cutthroat velocipede races. The only problem: she's female in a world where women lead tightly laced lives. Emmeline watches her twin brother gain success as a professional racing jockey while her own life grows increasingly narrow. Ever more stifled by rules, corsets and her upcoming marriage of convenience to a brusque stranger, Emmy rebels - with stunning consequences. Can her dream to race survive scandal, scrutiny, and heartbreak?
About the book

Emmeline Escot knows that she was born to ride in Seren's cutthroat velocipede races. The only problem: she's female in a world where women lead tightly laced lives. Emmeline watches her twin brother gain success as a professional racing jockey while her own life grows increasingly narrow. Ever more stifled by rules, corsets and her upcoming marriage of convenience to a brusque stranger, Emmy rebels - with stunning consequences. Can her dream to race survive scandal, scrutiny, and heartbreak?