Featherweight - by Mick Kitson (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>A story of overcoming all the odds, and a woman centuries ahead of her time, set on the canals of nineteenth-century England </b><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Annie Perry is born beside the coal-muddied canals of the Black Country, at the height of the industrial revolution. The youngest in a large Romani family who cannot afford to keep her, when she is eight years old Annie is sold as a servant to the famous and feared bare-knuckle boxer Bill Perry, The Tipton Slasher. <p/>Bill is starting to lose his strength, but refuses to give up his crown. When it looks like a fight might become Bill's last, Annie steps into the ring, fists raised in his defence. From that moment she is determined to train and follow in Bill's footsteps, to learn to fight for herself. But Annie has been doing this all along. <p/>A whole new world opens up for Annie, one of love, fortune, family and education, but also of danger. One wrong move, one misstep, and the course of her life will be changed forever.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A no-holds-barred portrait of an English town despoiled by the Industrial Revolution-- "New York Times"<br><br>A punchy historical yarn . . . [Kitson] has a fine time with Annie and the Slasher - warm, memorable creations who come punching off the page . . . Featherweight transports the reader to the tough, rapidly industrialising world of the 19th-century Black Country, with its old canals and new railways, the soot of the forges and strikes at the nail factories, via lushly detailed, rhythmical descriptions . . . A gleeful, page-flipping read . . . A rollicking tale, one you'll be glad to take a ringside seat for-- "Observer"<br><br>A wonderful novel . . . The themes of Kitson's plot also revolve around themes of rejection, lost hope, vulnerability. But in Annie it also shows us a strong woman, way ahead of her time who decides she can also turn her hand (or fists) to pugilism-- "NB Magazine"<br><br>Annie is a lively, appealing character and there is plenty more to enjoy in Kitson's narrative-- "Sunday Times, Best New Historical Fiction"<br><br>Kitson creates a Dickensian flavour through Black Country dialogue, a strong sense of place (a smut-blackened industrial town), and colourful characterisation. Detailed descriptions of what goes on in the ring add suspense . . . Readers will love rooting for this great little fighter who easily punches above her weight . . . Compelling-- "Booklist"<br><br>A rollicking historical novel set in the Black Country during the Industrial Revolution . . . Offers plenty to enjoy-- "Daily Mail"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Mick Kitson</b> was born in South Wales, and studied English at university before launching the prolific 80s pop band, The Senators, with his brother Jim. He worked as a journalist for several years, then went on to become an English teacher. His debut novel, <i>Sal</i>, was the winner of the Saltire First Book Award. Mick lives in Fife, Scotland.
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