London-based literary fiction writer.
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Kelly's debut novel The Kings Head was named a Sunday Times best historical novel of the year and one of Stylist's must-reads of 2025. It also received critical acclaim in The Observer and other publications.
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Her second novel The Racing Line was published in June 2026.​ It was once again named a Sunday Times monthly pick.
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Kelly grew up in Salisbury and worked as a trained journalist in Jersey for several years. She holds degrees from UCL and the University of Oxford.
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1957, London. Two girl gangs. The Kings. The Seven Sisters. A war. Conscripted boys. Turf. Territory.
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A stiletto knife. In Finsbury Park. Too dark to see what happened.
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"We never ran the place on paper, but we had reigned here as Kings, reigned over the world we created for ourselves."
THE SUNDAY TIMES
Frost is a skilful storyteller who brings her complex heroine and the world in which she moves vigorously to life.
LISA SMITH
The story of Winfred 'Freddy' Vaux and her determination to become a professional racing driver in a deeply conservative postwar Britain, provides a powerful insight into a woman's fight for agency in her personal and professional life that still resonates today. This is historical fiction that is surprising, engaging and deeply affecting.
CARMELLA LOWKIS
The Racing Line is an exhilarating story of dauntless persistence in the face of prejudice. I simply adored Freddy Vaux, a compellingly complex character who seems real enough to come freewheeling off the page at any moment.
THE SUNDAY TIMES
The Kings Head is not only a compelling story but also an understated celebration of female friendship and a lament for its alterations with time.
THE OBSERVER
Expertly toys with gender and explores young people's place in the world. The Kings Head's postwar era is clearly defined. But the questions it asks are eternal.
BUZZ
It amounts to a fascinating glimpse back in time, one immersive enough to sometimes make me relieved I wasn’t present in the dancehalls the Kings terrorised. A compelling debut.
LUCIE McKNIGHT HARDY
A glorious tale of female friendship and rivalry told in deft prose that stops you in your tracks with a startling turn of phrase, like the glint of a flick knife. A dazzling debut, vivid and rich in period detail, whose characters come alive on the page.
JOSEPH O'CONNOR
A wonderfully vivid, powerful and compelling debut novel from a storyteller who is here to stay.
PETER JAMES
Kelly Frost is a startling new talent. Read her, watch her, she's going to be a big name.
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