Featherweight

A story of overcoming all the odds, and a woman centuries ahead of her time, set on the canals of nineteenth-century England

About the author

Mick 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.

Summary

A compelling story of overcoming all the odds, and a woman centuries ahead of her time, set on the canals of nineteenth-century England

Foreword

A compelling story of overcoming all the odds, and a woman centuries ahead of her time, set on the canals of nineteenth-century England

Additional text

Sal is an inspiring novel that feels honest and fastidious. It introduces the theme of redemption and fresh beginnings without shying from the awful truth

Product details

• Authors: Mick Kitson
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.05.2021
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature
• EAN: 9781838851910
• ISBN: 978-1-83885-191-0
• Pages: 304
• Dimensions (packing): 14.4 x 22 x 2.9 cm
• Subjects: Coming-of-Age, FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Midlands, FICTION / Sea Stories, c 1800 to c 1900, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / General, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Black Country, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Modern and contemporary fiction, 1837–1901 (Victorian period), true life, Industrial Revolution