The fair fight : a novel / by Anna Freeman.
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SoundPublisher number: ZMbcvb | Blackstone AudioPublisher: [Ashland, Or.] : Blackstone Audio, [2015]Copyright date: ©2014Copyright date: ℗2015Edition: UnabridgedDescription: 1 MP3 CD (approximately 16 hr.) : digital ; 12 cmContent type: spoken word Media type: audio Carrier type: audio discISBN: 9781481520294Subject(s): Women boxers -- Fiction | Bristol (England) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction | England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction. | Audiobooks. DDC classification: 823/.92 Read by Fiona Hardingham, Justine Eyre, and Steve West.Summary: 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.
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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.
Read by Fiona Hardingham, Justine Eyre, and Steve West.
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