The Sweet Science of Bruising (Paperback)

Paperback. She invents vibrators. He batters men to a pulp. True love.Lillian Shaw is an inventor, specializing in soothers for the prevention of nervous hysteria. When, disguised as a boy, she attends a bare-knuckle boxing match, hoping to improve the verisimilitude of her devices, she is swept away on a whole new adventure. She and the boxer, Turlough, escape the machinations of his greedy brother, only to be captured by airship pirates, take passage with a traveling wonder show and, somehow, fall in love in the middle of it all.MF, FF This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.