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The Boozer Challenge
Henry Quinn Boozer, "the Mustard King," inventor of a variety of savory frankfurter toppings, devises "the Boozer Challenge"--a contest for his four children, whose goal is to raise $100,000 by the baseball season's end and whose prize is the mustard business
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288 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1987
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February 27, 2009
Sexy romp of the struggling upper class
Charles Gill's tongue-in-cheek first novel has a lightly naughty sexy streak that pounces, catlike, at odd moments to leave you rolling in laughter. How this happens I am at a loss to explain. The dominant tone is a relaxed wholesome family saga, a sunniness and warmth as four beautiful children set out to win a very American-type contest, that when odd-ball moments keep popping up -- and they keep popping up regularly -- the incongruity is so bizarre that you have no choice but to put the book down and laugh until you can breathe again. Keep your page well marked. Mr. Gill writes with a refreshing directness about sex. It's like watching a movie in which the cameras keep rolling after the sex scenes start, but it's not dirty or awkward but light and fun with a sunny sexuality.
Billionaire Henry Quinn Boozer poses a challenge to his four lazy twenty-something children: earn $100,000 in a year to inherit his beautiful Hudson estate. He hopes to motivate his children. The drama unfolds over a one-year period, including mistresses, money, sex, acting, jazz, yachting, with a World Series climax, and plenty of upper class dysfunctionality. Mr. Gill is a talented writer with superb control who deftly combines a light-hearted tongue-in-cheek style while moving the story along nicely. This novel would make a great screenplay. Great fun! Highly recommended! Five stars!!!
Thomas W. Sulcer
author of "Common Sense II: How to Prevent the Three Types of Terrorism" (Amazon & Kindle)
Charles Gill's tongue-in-cheek first novel has a lightly naughty sexy streak that pounces, catlike, at odd moments to leave you rolling in laughter. How this happens I am at a loss to explain. The dominant tone is a relaxed wholesome family saga, a sunniness and warmth as four beautiful children set out to win a very American-type contest, that when odd-ball moments keep popping up -- and they keep popping up regularly -- the incongruity is so bizarre that you have no choice but to put the book down and laugh until you can breathe again. Keep your page well marked. Mr. Gill writes with a refreshing directness about sex. It's like watching a movie in which the cameras keep rolling after the sex scenes start, but it's not dirty or awkward but light and fun with a sunny sexuality.
Billionaire Henry Quinn Boozer poses a challenge to his four lazy twenty-something children: earn $100,000 in a year to inherit his beautiful Hudson estate. He hopes to motivate his children. The drama unfolds over a one-year period, including mistresses, money, sex, acting, jazz, yachting, with a World Series climax, and plenty of upper class dysfunctionality. Mr. Gill is a talented writer with superb control who deftly combines a light-hearted tongue-in-cheek style while moving the story along nicely. This novel would make a great screenplay. Great fun! Highly recommended! Five stars!!!
Thomas W. Sulcer
author of "Common Sense II: How to Prevent the Three Types of Terrorism" (Amazon & Kindle)
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