{"product_id":"champion-of-the-world-9780399573804","title":"Champion of the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this stunning historical fiction debut set in the world of wrestling in the 1920s, a husband and wife are set adrift in a place where everyone has something to hide and not even the fights can be taken at face value.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Late summer, 1921: Disgraced former lightweight champion Pepper Van Dean has spent the past two years on the carnival circuit performing the dangerous \"hangman's drop\" and taking on all comers in nightly challenge bouts. But when he and his cardsharp wife, Moira, are marooned in the wilds of Oregon, Pepper accepts an offer to return to the world of wrestling as a trainer for Garfield Taft, a down-and-out African American heavyweight contender in search of a comeback and a shot at the world title. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the training camp in rural Montana, Pepper and Moira soon realize that nothing is what it seems: not Taft, the upcoming match, or the training facility itself. With nowhere to go and no options left, Pepper and Moira must carefully navigate the world of gangsters, bootlegging, and fixed competitions, in the hope that they can carve out a viable future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA story of second chances and a sport at the cusp of major change, \u003ci\u003eChampion of the World\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful historical debut from a new talent in fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399573804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.30d","brand":"Chad Dundas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53195137155253,"sku":"9780399573804","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9780399573804.jpg?v=1788273033","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/champion-of-the-world-9780399573804","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}