She had kept the gloves because they reminded her of the way in which one of her most charming lovers, Phillipe de Rothschild, had introduced himself to her.
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The Bugatti Queen
by Miranda Seymour
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A biography of the Grand Prix motor racing driver Hellé-Nice (pseudonym of Mariette Hélène Delangle) (1900-1984).
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First Sentence
"She had kept the gloves because they reminded her of the way in which one of her most charming lovers, Phillipe de Rothschild, had introduced himself to her."
Table of Contents
Introduction
THE POSTMASTER'S DAUGHTER
1. Beginnings
2. 1903: The Race to Death
3. Loss and Learning
THE DANCER
4. Paris
5. The Dancer
THE RACER
6. 'La Princesse des altitudes, reine de vitesse'
7. Interlude at Molsheim
8. Lapping the Goldfish Bowl
FLYING HIGH
9. Ralph's Honey
10. Sex and Cars
FALLING
11. 1936: L'Année malheureuse
12. The Road Back
13. 'And what did you do during the war, Mademoiselle?'
14. The Accusation
15. Sans Everything
Afterword
Acknowledgements
Appendices
Notes
Picture Credits
Index
Edition Notes
Navy cloth boards with silver title etc. on spine.
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