Fit - Winner of the 2020 Northern Book Prize

This cutting but compassionate debut novel charts a young girl's rise from life in a squalid rural foster home to a dazzling career in the big city.

About the author

Sammy
Wright is a high school teacher and administrator. He was brought up in
Scotland, worked in London for twelve years, and now lives in north England. He
has served on the Social Mobility Commission and is currently vice principal
at the Southmoor Academy, a public school near Newcastle. His short stories
have been published in a variety of anthologies and his novel Fit, which won the 2020 Northern Book
Prize, is his first book-length publication.

Summary

This cutting but compassionate debut novel charts a young girl's rise from life in a squalid rural foster home to a dazzling career in the big city.

Product details

• Authors: Sammy Wright
• Publisher: And Other Stories
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781913505127
• ISBN: 978-1-913505-12-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Miscellaneous; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, Political corruption, North and North East England, Corruption in politics, government and society, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary