Pole Position

by Tess Stimson

Stevie is an unlikely heroine. She has cellulite, hopeless passions, and a tendency for getting into trouble. When she lands a job as nanny to the children of a Formula One racing driver, it's a chance to put her past behind her. But that's not accounting for other factors.

Genres: Fiction

369 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 15, 1996

About the author

Tess Stimson is the author of fifteen novels - including international bestseller The New House - which have been translated into dozens of languages, plus two non-fiction books. Her new book, The Perfect Accident, will be published in April 2026.
A former British journalist and reporter, Stimson was appointed Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Florida in 2002 and moved to the US. In addition to writing fiction, she continues to work as a journalist and teaches reporting for media and creative writing at a university in the Northeastern US. She now lives in Vermont with her husband, and is visited intermittently by her three grown-up children whenever they need their laundry done.
For more information, visit Tess's website or follow her on Instagram and Facebook.

Reviews

[Zara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good fun, I enjoyed the parallels with Pride and Prejudice ☺️

[Sharon Malcolm · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this over 15 years ago and remember really enjoying it, and hoping for a sequel.