by Mick Kitson
Annie Perry is born beside the coal-muddied canals of the Black Country at the height of the industrial revolution. When her father dies, her Romi family can no longer afford to keep her, and at nine years old she is sold for six guineas to the famous and feared bare-knuckle boxer Bill Perry, the Tipton Slasher. Bill is starting to lose his strength but insists he has one last fight in him. In fear for his life, Annie steps into the ring, fists raised in his defence. From that moment on, she will fight – for Bill and for her future. 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 for ever.
Featherweight
Mick Kitson was born in South Wales, and studied English at university before launching the prolific 80's pop band, The Senators, with his brother Jim. He worked as a journalist for several years, then went on to become an English teacher. Mick lives in Fife, Scotland with his wife Jill and bad-tempered dog Lucy. He has three grown-up children, and spends more time than is good for him fly fishing for sea trout, reading, playing the banjo and growing strawberries. He also builds boats. Sal is his first novel.
ISBN: 9781838851910
Publisher: Canongate Books
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: July 13, 2021Target Age Group: 13 to 17
Pages: 304
-Boxers (Sports) -Women boxers
-Black Country (England) -History
-19th century -Domestic fiction
-Historical fiction -Bildungsromans