Her dialogue is crisp and pointed and not overly complicated. The author provides an enthralling story that illustrates life in Regency London. This is not a simple “who-done-it” rather, the author twists a complex and layered narrative with a host of supporting individuals often struggling on the fringe of contemporary society.ĭrawn together, both Bess and Os are searching for personal resolution to a basic human need: Os desires to find his long-lost mother in a teeming London, while Bess questions her very existence and what might the future hold for a woman such as herself. The reader follows the adventures of a blacksmith named Os Worley (noted to be a “person of color”) along with notable champion female boxer Bess Abbott. Following upon her successful initial novel, A Lady’s Revenge, this tale centers on two “misfit” characters who-much like fighters in a ring-are bobbing, grappling, and weaving to arrive at a satisfactory outcome. Yet, one of the protagonists of Edie Cay’s second of a planned trilogy is exactly that. “The best lady boxer in London” is an odd accolade to see in Regency-era England (1811-1820). The Boxer and the Blacksmith (When the Blood Is Up)
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