TY  - SOUND
AU  - Freeman,Anna
AU  - Hardingham,Fiona
AU  - Eyre,Justine
AU  - West,Steve
TI  - The fair fight: a novel 
SN  - 9781481520294
U1  - 823/.92 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - [Ashland, Or.]
PB  - Blackstone Audio
KW  - Women boxers
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Bristol (England)
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - England
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - Audiobooks
N1  - Blackstone Audio: ZMbcvb; Read by Fiona Hardingham, Justine Eyre, and Steve West
N2  - 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
ER  -