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The Fair Fight
Anna Freeman
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Description for The Fair Fight
Paperback. For fans of Sarah Waters and THE CRIMSON PETAL AND THE WHITE, a vibrant, visceral tale of courage, reinvention and fighting your way to the top in Georgian Bristol. Includes reading group notes. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 338.
I sat before my tambour hoop but I did not sew. I thought of split lips, flying teeth and red blood on white linen.
Born in a Bristol brothel at the end of the eighteenth century, Ruth Webber, her toe upon the scratch, is ready to face all comers.
Lady Charlotte Sinclair, scarred with small pox and bullied by her boorish brother, is on the verge of smashing the bonds of convention that have held her for so long.
George Bowden, without inheritance or title, is prepared to do whatever it takes to make his way in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780227962
SKU
V9781780227962
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10
About Anna Freeman
Anna Freeman is an associate lecturer in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University as well as a multiple slam-winning performance poet who has appeared at festivals across Britain including Latitude and Glastonbury. She lives in Bristol. Her first novel, THE FAIR FIGHT, was shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel award.
Reviews for The Fair Fight
The Fair Fight is a hugely exciting and entertaining novel, written with warmth, charm, authority and, above all, terrific flair. I loved it.
SARAH WATERS
(A) cracking debut... It is a lively, rambunctious read which captures Bristol street life brilliantly and niftily sets the scene for a memorable collection of characters who are prepared to gamble everything ... Read more
SARAH WATERS
(A) cracking debut... It is a lively, rambunctious read which captures Bristol street life brilliantly and niftily sets the scene for a memorable collection of characters who are prepared to gamble everything ... Read more