What Goes Around

At twenty‑five, Emily Chappell took a job as a cycle courier “just for now” while she hunted for something more sensible. Eight years later, she was still riding — hooked on the speed, the chaos and the strange beauty of life on two wheels.
As she weaves through London’s traffic, Emily shares the raw reality of courier life: the near‑misses, the adrenaline, the cold, the exhaustion, the unexpected moments of joy and freedom. Her writing captures the city from a saddle‑height perspective — fast, gritty, intimate and full of heart.
This is a story about finding your place in the world by moving through it at full tilt. It’s about danger and delight, fear and flow, and the simple, addictive pleasure of pedalling forward, no matter what the day throws at you.
A fresh, vivid portrait of London and a powerful memoir from a remarkable new voice.