Emily Chappell Libri

Emily Chappell's story of transformation into a cross-continental bike racer, pushing the limits of her endurance.

This volume covers the years of the big pushes: the costly mistakes of the Somme in 1916, and Third Ypres - the infamous Passchendaele battle - in 1917. The author goes on to describe the successful defensive fighting against the great German offensive of spring 1918.

At twenty-five, Emily Chappell took up cycle couriering while she searched for a 'real job'. As she flies through the streets of London, dancing with the traffic, Chappell records the pains and pleasures of life on wheels: the dangerous missions; the moments of fear and freedom, and ultimately the simple joy of pedalling onward.