MY CALL TO THE RING ( A MEMOIR OF A GIRL WHO YEARNS TO BOX )

DEIRDRE GOGARTY with DARRELYN SALOOM ( SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS )

ISBN 10: 1908689048 / ISBN 13: 9781908689047

Published by Glasnevin Publishing, U.K., 2012

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INSCRIBED BY BOTH AUTHORS ON TITLE PAGE.STATED FIRST U.K. EDITION, FIRST PRINTING .TRADE PAPERBACK ORIGINAL EDITION. .binding is solid. NOT EX LIBRARY.text unmarked. corners slightly bumped.no hardcover edition printed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MY CALL TO THE RING ( A MEMOIR OF A GIRL WHO YEARNS TO BOX )
• Publisher: Glasnevin Publishing, U.K.
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908689048
• ISBN 13: 9781908689047
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Although in the late 1980's boxing is socially frowned upon and illegal for women in Ireland, a young women named Deirdre Gogarty has one dream: to be the first world champion. Unable to fit in at school and in the midst of her parents' unraveling marriage, she plans her suicide. Death hovers in the back of her mind, but boxing beckons as Gogarty defies the odds and finds a gym and coach who is willing to train her. Her fierce determination leads to underground bouts in Ireland and Britain. But how can a shy, young misfit become a professional boxer in a country that bans women from the sport? Gogarty follows her calling to compete and journeys from the Irish Sea to the Gulf of Mexico, from outcast to center ring, from the depths of depression to the championship fight of her life.