num_pages: 204
description: Fittingly, it is in Las Vegas, boxing's capital, that author Jonathan Rendall, a young British boxing enthusiast, reflects on his own exit from the boxing scene. What unfolds is the true story of his boyhood romance with the sport, his canny coming-of-age as a boxing writer, and his risky bid to bring the unknown Colin "Sweet C" McMillan to the World Featherweight Championship. Written with the detachment of a seasoned journalist, Jonathan Rendall has produced an uncommon sports memoir about having the faith and losing the faith. Intelligent and funny, This Bloody Mary Is the Last Thing I Own is a boxing book with appeal that extends well beyond the ring.
language: English
title: This Bloody Mary is the Last Thing I Own: A Journey to the End of Boxing
titlecomplete: This Bloody Mary is the Last Thing I Own: A Journey to the End of Boxing
genres: Biography, Contemporary, History, Autobiography, Sports, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Memoir
ratings_count: 306
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Somerset Maugham Award
publisher: The Ecco Press