The Fair Fight Audiobook

Quotes

• “A hugely exciting and entertaining novel, written with warmth, charm, authority, and, above all, terrific flair.”

  — Sarah Waters, New York Times bestselling author

• “The Fair Fight breathes, shouts, and swears, confident in its form and bold as brass in its execution.”

  — New York Times Book Review

• “Freeman’s familiarity with this rough and raunchy period of history and her wonderfully imagined cast of characters, often down but never out, make this a brilliant debut novel.”

  — Times (London)

• “[A] cracking debut…A lively, rambunctious read.”

  — Sunday Express (London)

• “Outstanding…It is a nuanced portrayal of class and gender equality that will keep readers eagerly turning the pages…Thoroughly entertaining and highly recommended.”

  — Library Journal (starred review)

• “Great characters and wild turns of events make this book a knockout.”

  — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

• “Fighting (literally) for their own place in the world, they discover a strength they never knew they had.”

  — BookPage

• “Freeman cleverly uses Ruth and Charlotte to show how nineteenth-century women, no matter their circumstances, had few choices in their lives. Her evocation of the seedier aspects of Georgian England is persuasive, even for readers who don’t know a cove from a cull.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “In sensuous, evocative prose, The Fair Fight wholly captures the spirit of eighteenth century Bristol’s female pugilists and their patrons. An absorbing, bawdy tale of passion, class conflict, and surprising friendship, it’s a fabulous piece of writing.”

  — Cathy Marie Buchanan, author of The Painted Girls