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HarperNorth nets 'funny and furious' collection of stories celebrating northern women by Fox
HarperNorth has netted a “funny, furious and feminist” collection of stories celebrating the lives and incredible achievements of women across the north by poet Kate Fox.
Genevieve Pegg, publishing director, acquired world all languages rights to Where There’s Muck, There’s Bras: The Lost Stories of the Amazing Women of the North from Jenny Heller at Robertston Murray.
The book began as a stage show Fox wrote and toured across the north of England. It will publish 17th March 2022.
Where There’s Muck, There’s Bras spans history from the Viking warrior women who landed on the shores of the north more than 1,000 years ago through artists, athletes and explorers whose hidden lives have seen precious little celebration.
The publisher said: “Along the way, in her inimitable voice, Fox looks at our north/south divide as a nation, the stereotypes we perpetuate and the ones we hold dear. A rallying cry to celebrate the pioneering women she features, Fox also looks at the region’s rising stars to see what a truly modern and diverse northern powerhouse today’s women of the north might build if only we could move on from images of men in hardhats or suits round a boardroom table.”
Pegg said: “No one but Kate could have written this with such fierce humour, deep knowledge and personal connection. It’s a call to action but also packed with surprise and hope. Stronger than a Yorkshire brew, more refreshing than the sea breeze in Whitby and with as broad a panorama as the top of Scafell Pike, it’s a must read for women everywhere.”
Fox added: “It was brilliant to see how audiences reacted to these stories of northern women. There was a real hunger to hear them. I’m so chuffed that these women’s lives will now have the wider platform they deserve, thanks to having the chance to get this book out there. Now, more than ever, I think we need reminding of how easy it is for northern women’s voices to go unheard–not so much levelled up as flattened down.”
