{"product_id":"championess-paperback","title":"Championess - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKelly Zekas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTarun Shanker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAmanda Perez Puentes\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on a true story, in eighteenth century London, Elizabeth Wilkinson struggles to make ends meet for her and her sister Tess while facing the fiercest female bare-knuckle boxers of her day. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth Wilkinson's passion is bare-knuckle boxing. While working odd jobs to help her sister Tess pay off substantial debt, she earns extra coin fighting in back alleys and pubs. But when Tess's debts suddenly come due, Elizabeth bets everything on boxing to save Tess from debtors' prison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs she trains to become the best female fighter in London, she must face her family's painful past, confront the boxing rival from her childhood, and defy the discrimination she encounters as a half-Indian woman in a white, male-dominated prize-fighting world. With the help of her trainer and fellow boxer, James Stokes, Elizabeth fights to free her sister and prove herself to be England's CHAMPIONESS.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelly Zekas\u003c\/b\u003e lives in NYC with her dog and fiancé, splitting her time between working as an office manager by day and writer by night, weekend, and lunch break. When not working, she can be found at her boxing gym or devouring a romance novel. She is the co-author of the \u003ci\u003eThese Vicious Masks\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy with Tarun Shanker. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTarun Shanker\u003c\/b\u003e is a mild-mannered assistant by day and a milder-mannered writer by night, currently living in Boston. His idea of paradise is a place where kung-fu movies are projected on clouds, soul music fills the air and chai flows freely from the fountains. He is the co-author of the \u003ci\u003eThese Vicious Masks\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy with Kelly Zekas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmanda Perez Puentes is a Venezuelan illustrator and comic artist. She received a BFA in Painting and Drawing from Concordia University in Montreal. She now lives in Toronto with her partner and two very spoiled rats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.1 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42162799444103,"sku":"9781681160764","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/44f4b47efff23cff96fb4b93d111d23f.webp?v=1733292265","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/championess-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}