Ruth Devon is a college basketball player turned sideline reporter who has worked her way up through the NCAA, the WNBA, and the NBA. She was the first woman to announce a nationally televised NBA game, she has been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and she is a favorite among the players she interviews. What she really loves doing is calling NBA games from the analyst’s chair, the job her ex-husband Lester has just announced he is retiring from. Ruth shoots her shot, but can she balance her career and her home life while competing against well-qualified men in a male-dominated profession? Adrian (
Everything Here Is Under Control) captures the experience of working women with impeccable nuance, touching on topics like imposter syndrome, sexist double standards, and the pressure to be a perfect mother and a successful working woman.
VERDICT Adrian’s latest isn’t just for basketball lovers; fans of the sport will enjoy the view of an eventful NBA season from the locker rooms and the sidelines, while non-sporty readers will enjoy the complex characters managing very public and sometimes messy lives.
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