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.