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The Fighter
Now filmed as Rumble Through the Dark
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The Fighter
In this brilliant novel set against the dark and desolate backdrop of the Mississippi Delta, a washed-up bare-knuckle fighter battles against decades of booze and drug abuse as he returns home to try and save all he has lost.
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A crooked nose. Scar slices across his forehead. Jack Boucher, he whispered and he shook his head. You ain't nothing but a broken down dirty dog.
Le Boucher, he said to himself in the rearview mirror. The butcher.
Jack Boucher, a washed-up bare-knuckle fighter, is battling against decades of drug and alcohol abuse when he returns home to find his world in ruins.
Set against the desolate backdrop of the Mississippi Delta, the foster mother who saved Jack as a child now rests in a hospice.
Her mind eroded by dementia, the family legacy she entrusted to Jack is now owned by banks and strangers.
And Jack's own mind is failing. Concussion after concussion has forced him to carry around a notebook of names warning him who can be trusted and who should be considered a foe.
In a single twisted night, after losing the money that would have cleared his debt with the queen of Delta vice, Jack's life is quickly derailed.
Forced into the fighting pit one last time, "Jack the Jaw" faces his biggest challenge yet as he must once again fight for his life and everything that was taken from him.
A brilliant, gripping novel of endurance and redemption, The Fighter is set to be a major film in 2023 titled Rumble in the Dark starring actors Bella Thorne and Aaron Eckhart.
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The Fighter by Michael Smith is highly praised for its lush prose and assured storytelling, capturing the essence of the noir and Rough South genres with both style and subtlety. Critics admire how the author weaves violence, despair, and moments of hope into the narrative of a former bare-knuckle fighter's life, using a rich, rhythmic prose that elevates the story beyond its gritty roots. It's seen as a triumph that cements Smith's status among notable writers in the genre, engaging readers with its harsh yet poignant realism.
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ISBN: 9781843449942
Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 September 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: No Exit Press
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 224
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About the Author
Michael Farris Smith is the award-winning author of Salvage This World, NICK, Blackwood, The Fighter, Desperation Road, Rivers, and The Hands of Strangers. His novels have appeared on Best of the Year lists with Esquire, NPR, Southern Living, Garden & Gun, Book Riot and numerous other outlets, and have been named Indie Next, Barnes & Noble Discover, and Amazon Best of the Month selections.
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