Author

Publication

1990 - Poseidon Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

60,000 words, Guess

Page Count

240 pages

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCPS3553.R46 B6 1990

Description

Female bodybuilding competition is the background for a tale of ambition, success, and failure. Shereel Dupont, a leading contender, has been trained to a fine-tuned perfection by Russell Morgan. At the Ms. Cosmos contest Shereel is confronted by her past as Dorothy Turnipseed--mother, father, sister, two brothers, and a former lover from the backwoods of Georgia. Bawdy humor is generated by the Turnipseed family, and conflict is supplied by Marvella, a big black woman who is Shereel's only real competition. The interplay among the leading characters is propelled with lean prose and dialog to an ending that is as shocking as it is inevitable.

Description

"A tragicomedy"--Cover subtitl. Over one weekend during a women's bodybuilding competition, Shereel Dupont, a secretary, has found a new life as a champion bodybuilding contender, but her Georgia family unexpectedly shows up and turns things upside down with their redneck antics.

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Other Editions

  • BodyPoseidon Press1990-01-01

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