NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY BOOKPAGE AND LIBRARY JOURNAL
The Crimson Petal and the White meets Fight Club A page-turning novel set in the world of female pugilists and their patrons in late eighteenth-century England.
Moving from a filthy brothel to a fine manor house, from the world of
street fighters to the world of champions, The Fair Fight is a vivid,
propulsive historical novel announcing the arrival of a dynamic new
talent.
Born in a brothel, Ruth doesn t expect much for herself
beyond abuse. While her sister s beauty affords a certain degree of
comfort, Ruth s harsh looks set her on a path of drudgery. That is until
she meets pugilist patron George Dryer and discovers her true calling
fighting bare knuckles in the prize rings of Bristol.
Manor-born
Charlotte has a different cross to bear. Scarred by smallpox, stifled by
her social and romantic options, and trapped in twisted power games
with her wastrel brother, she is desperate for an escape.
After a
disastrous, life-changing fight sidelines Ruth, the two women meet, and
it alters the perspectives of both of them. When Charlotte presents Ruth
with an extraordinary proposition, Ruth pushes dainty Charlotte to
enter the ring herself and learn the power of her own strength.
A
gripping, page-turning story about people struggling to transcend the
circumstances into which they were born and fighting for their own
places in society,
The Fair Fight is a raucous, intoxicating tale of courage, reinvention, and fighting one s way to the top.
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