Cliquot: A Racing Story of Ideal Beauty

In the feverish world of late Victorian horse racing, a man haunted by his past dares to chase both redemption and the woman he loves. Neil Emory, marked by trouble and driven by an ambition that borders on obsession, finds his destiny intertwined with Cliquot, a stallion of ferocious beauty whose wild nature mirrors Emory's own turbulent soul. At the center of this dangerous triangle stands Gwendoline Gwinn, a woman whose very name conjures ideals of beauty and refinement, yet whose heart proves far more audacious than the social circles she inhabits. As the racing season builds toward its climax, Ferguson weaves a tale where the thunder of hooves becomes the pulse of desire, and the question of what constitutes true beauty proving as ruthless as any finish line. The novel captures a moment when racing was not merely sport but a theatre of masculine vanity and female constraint, where winning meant everything and love was the ultimate gamble.