The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, £12) is available at expressbookshop. 'Id like to say that my beginnings were humble, but they werent beginnings, because I never really left them but for a short while. It captures Bristol street life brilliantly and niftily sets the scene for a memorable set of characters who are prepared to gamble everything to gain hope and some form of happiness, even in the most challenging of circumstances. THE FAIR FIGHT by Anna Freeman RELEASE DATE: ApA lady boxer, a poxy lady and a louche pretty boy tangle in 18th-century England. It’s a lively, rambunctious read, chock full of melodrama, double dealing, knock out blows, feints and a slangy earthy language of cullies, pugs and bullies. However, underneath her demure surface, she is seething with rage and unexpected gumption and following an unexpected encounter with Ruth and her beau Tom, the world of boxing opens up a new, exciting perspective on how to live a life.Īll three find their lives entwined with that of Mr Granville Dryer, the dark heart of the novel a “cold-hearted piss-licker” who sets up boxing matches and treats every person he comes across “like a horse dealer checking a nag” with blood-spattered consequences for pretty much everyone concerned. She is the unlovely sister of a drunken sot of a brother, Perry, who inherits the family home and fortune while her expectations are the embroidery hoop and a life of quiet, refined boredom. Scarred by smallpox, she is cowed by her lot in life. Charlotte, by contrast, appears to have given in and given up.
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