At once sexy and tough, a young novel of determination and self-exploration set in New Orleans, Sarah Inman's Finishing Skills explores the world of professional women's boxing. Heidi Whitehill, the protagonist, has given up her business world job in the Northeast, has chosen to ignore her MBA, and has turned to working out in a low-rent New Orleans gym eight to ten hours a day to follow in her grandfather's footsteps and become a boxer.