OPENING BELLE

Narrator Julia Whelan is magnificent in this honest but hilarious look at the world of finance and the mortgage crisis of 2008. After each long day of expertly sidestepping the frat-like behavior at her male-dominated investment firm, Belle Cassidy comes home to her kids and husband, a stay-at-home dad. But Belle's careful compartmentalization begins to crumble as she serves as spokeswoman for a club that aims to eliminate sexism in the workplace. The dynamic Whelan shifts smoothly from the spitfire remarks of Belle's female coworkers to her soft-spoken children to the fast-paced wit of the wolves on Wall Street. Whelan fuels the dialogue that makes the listener cringe with disgust and cheer Belle on as she seeks to effect change. A.L.C. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2016]