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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A biography of the Grand Prix motor racing driver Hellé-Nice (pseudonym of Mariette Hélène Delangle) (1900-1984).
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The Bugatti Queen
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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
Page xi
THE POSTMASTER'S DAUGHTER
1.
Beginnings
Page 3
2.
1903: The Race to Death
Page 12
3.
Loss and Learning
Page 20
THE DANCER
4.
Paris
Page 35
5.
The Dancer
Page 55
THE RACER
6.
'La Princesse des altitudes, reine de vitesse'
Page 71
7.
Interlude at Molsheim
Page 88
8.
Lapping the Goldfish Bowl
Page 99
FLYING HIGH
9.
Ralph's Honey
Page 119
10.
Sex and Cars
Page 138
FALLING
11.
1936: L'Année malheureuse
Page 175
12.
The Road Back
Page 185
13.
'And what did you do during the war, Mademoiselle?'
Page 207
14.
The Accusation
Page 227
15.
Sans Everything
Page 241
Afterword
Page 255
Acknowledgements
Page 263
Appendices
Page 265
Notes
Page 277
Picture Credits
Page 288
Index
Page 289
Edition Notes
Navy cloth boards with silver title etc. on spine.
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