This Bloody Mary by Jonathan Rendall

This Bloody Mary by Jonathan Rendall

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In a faded downtown Las Vegas casino, with a hooker for company, a boxing writer and sometime boxer's agent reflects on his exit from the fight scene. As the world of professional boxing starts to recede, the characters Rendall has lived with - and for - rear into focus one last time.

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This Bloody Mary by Jonathan Rendall

In a faded downtown Las Vegas casino, with a hooker for company, a boxing writer and sometime boxer's agent reflects on his exit from the fight scene. The book follows an obsession, and as the world of professional boxing starts to recede, the characters Rendall has lived with - and for - rear into focus one last time; characters such as Jack Kid Berg, Kid Chocolate the Havana Dandy, and Colin "Sweet C." McMillan, the world featherweight champion for whom Rendall acted as manager between 1989 and 1995.
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ISBN 13 9780571178766
ISBN 10 0571178766
Title This Bloody Mary
Author Jonathan Rendall
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 1997-08-01
Number of pages 208
Prizes Winner of Somerset Maugham Award 1998, Winner of Somerset Maugham Awards 1998
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.