The Headscarf Revolutionaries
Lillian Bilocca and the Hull Triple-Trawler Disaster
by Brian W. Lavery
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Pub Date May 21 2015 | Archive Date Jun 30 2015
Description
Winter 1968. Three Hull trawlers sink. One fishwife vows to change the law. A powerful story of death and survival. In the harsh Arctic seas of 1968, three trawlers from Hull’s fleet sank in just three weeks. 58 men died. Lillian Bilocca put down her filleting knife, wrote a petition, and stormed into action. With her army of fishwives she took her battle to the docks and led a raid on Parliament. They changed the shipping laws, ‘Big Lil’ became an international celebrity. The lone survivor of the tragedies made headlines too. In a tight fishing community, it’s dangerous to stand out.
Advance Praise
Brian’s story made me feel as if I was back in the fight in 1968. It was almost like he had been with us. - Mary Denness, one of two surviving ‘fishwives’
Brian’s story made me feel as if I was back in the fight in 1968. It was almost like he had been with us. - Mary Denness, one of two surviving ‘fishwives’
Marketing Plan
Featured on BBC Radio 4 – ‘Four Thoughts’Feature coverage in the Sunday Mirror, Sunday People and Daily ExpressReviews targeted in Nationals, Scottish Nationals, Spectator, New Statesman, London Review of Books, GQ, Literary Review, Northern Echo, Fishing NewsExtensive regional TV & radio news coverage
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781909954151 |
| PRICE | $12.99 (USD) |
