Featherweight
- 6 May 2021
- 9781838851910
- £14.99
- 304 pp
- 144×220mm
- 6 Jan 2022
- 9781838851958
- £8.99
- 304 pp
- 129×198mm
- 6 May 2021
- 9781838851927
- £12.99
- 304 pp
- 135×214mm
- 6 May 2021
- 9781838851934
- £7.19
- 304 pp
- 6 May 2021
- 9781838851941
- £25
- 9 hrs 3 min
In a few words
A compelling story of overcoming all the odds, and a woman centuries ahead of her time, set on the canals of nineteenth-century England
In a few words
A compelling story of overcoming all the odds, and a woman centuries ahead of her time, set on the canals of nineteenth-century England
In a few words
A compelling story of overcoming all the odds, and a woman centuries ahead of her time, set on the canals of nineteenth-century England
In a few words
A compelling story of overcoming all the odds, and a woman centuries ahead of her time, set on the canals of nineteenth-century England
In a few words
A compelling story of overcoming all the odds, and a woman centuries ahead of her time, set on the canals of nineteenth-century England
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
Annie is a lively, appealing character and there is plenty more to enjoy in Kitson’s narrative
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
Annie is a lively, appealing character and there is plenty more to enjoy in Kitson’s narrative
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
Annie is a lively, appealing character and there is plenty more to enjoy in Kitson’s narrative
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
Annie is a lively, appealing character and there is plenty more to enjoy in Kitson’s narrative
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
Annie is a lively, appealing character and there is plenty more to enjoy in Kitson’s narrative
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‘A gleeful, page-flipping read . . . One you’ll be glad to take a ringside seat for’ Observer
‘A rollicking historical novel’ Daily Mail
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.
More about
the book
‘A gleeful, page-flipping read’ Observer
‘The ultimate summer escape’ New York Times
One wrong move, one misstep, and the course of a life can be changed for ever.
Annie Perry is born beside the coal-muddied canals of the Black Country at the height of the industrial revolution. At nine years old she is sold for six guineas to the famous and feared bare-knuckle boxer Bill Perry, the Tipton Slasher. From that moment on, Annie will fight – for Bill and for her future.
A whole new world opens up to Annie, one of love, fortune and family, but also of great danger.
More about
the book
‘A gleeful, page-flipping read . . . One you’ll be glad to take a ringside seat for’ Observer
‘A rollicking historical novel’ Daily Mail
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.
More about
the book
‘A gleeful, page-flipping read’ Observer
‘The ultimate summer escape’ New York Times
One wrong move, one misstep, and the course of a life can be changed for ever.
Annie Perry is born beside the coal-muddied canals of the Black Country at the height of the industrial revolution. At nine years old she is sold for six guineas to the famous and feared bare-knuckle boxer Bill Perry, the Tipton Slasher. From that moment on, Annie will fight – for Bill and for her future.
A whole new world opens up to Annie, one of love, fortune and family, but also of great danger.
More about
the book
‘A gleeful, page-flipping read . . . One you’ll be glad to take a ringside seat for’ Observer
‘A rollicking historical novel’ Daily Mail
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.
A no-holds-barred portrait of an English town despoiled by the Industrial Revolution
A rollicking historical novel set in the Black Country during the Industrial Revolution . . . Offers plenty to enjoy
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
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
The ultimate summer escape . . . Sweeping . . . Will transport you to 19th-century England
A rollicking historical novel set in the Black Country during the Industrial Revolution . . . Offers plenty to enjoy
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
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
A no-holds-barred portrait of an English town despoiled by the Industrial Revolution
A rollicking historical novel set in the Black Country during the Industrial Revolution . . . Offers plenty to enjoy
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
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
A no-holds-barred portrait of an English town despoiled by the Industrial Revolution
A rollicking historical novel set in the Black Country during the Industrial Revolution . . . Offers plenty to enjoy
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
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
A no-holds-barred portrait of an English town despoiled by the Industrial Revolution
A rollicking historical novel set in the Black Country during the Industrial Revolution . . . Offers plenty to enjoy
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
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
Mick Kitson
View profileMick Kitson 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, Sal, was the winner of the Saltire First Book Award. Mick lives in Fife, Scotland.
Mick Kitson
View profileMick Kitson 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, Sal, was the winner of the Saltire First Book Award. Mick lives in Fife, Scotland.
Mick Kitson
View profileMick Kitson 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, Sal, was the winner of the Saltire First Book Award. Mick lives in Fife, Scotland.
Mick Kitson
View profileMick Kitson 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, Sal, was the winner of the Saltire First Book Award. Mick lives in Fife, Scotland.
Mick Kitson
View profileMick Kitson 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, Sal, was the winner of the Saltire First Book Award. Mick lives in Fife, Scotland.
