One sweet quarrel
Subtitle: a novel
By: Deirdre McNamer ; introduction by Nancy Pearl
Contributors: Pearl, Nancy
Series: Nancy Pearl presents a Book Lust rediscovery; Book lust rediscoveries
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781477807644
Subjects: Families; Frontier and pioneer life; Boxing matches; History; Boxers (Sports); Fiction
Description: "Brother and sister Jerry and Daisy Lou Malone leave behind their provincial Midwestern upbringing to test their mettle in the big, beckoning world of 1920s America. For Jerry, the future lies west, with like-minded pioneer souls keen to play the 'land game' as homesteaders on the Great Plains. Daisy, in turn, heads for the lights and luxe life of New York City, hoping to sing her way to stardom. But fate and failing fortunes reunite them in tiny Shelby, Montana - and draw them into the 1923 Dempsey-Gibbons World Heavyweight Championship, the faltering town's grand scheme to save itself from economic ruin. And for a moment as fleeting and spectacular as Halley's Comet, these American dreamers will savor the sweet taste of an extraordinary life"--Amazon.com, viewed August 2, 2013.
Notes: "Introduction and Readers' Guide copyright ℗♭ 2013 by Nancy Pearl"--Title page verso.

Reprint with new introduction. Previously published: New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 1994.

Includes reading group guide.