By Jim Basile For The Oklahoman"The Assistants" by Camille Perri (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 288 pages, in stores) Camille Perri began writing “The Assistants” while she was an assistant to the editor-in-chief of “Esquire” magazine, and since authors are often advised to write what you know, it's probably safe to say that her position was instrumental in the germination of this novel and that some truths may crawl just beneath the fiction. The overall premise is a relatively simple one: Tina Fontana has spent six years as an assistant to Robert Barlow, CEO of the globally powerful Titan Corporation, but she's starting to feel as if she is going nowhere. Tina can't help but be aware of the discrepancies that exist between those who have money and power and those who work under them and seem to have little to show for it, those for whom life consists of Ramen noodles for dinner and crippling student loan debt that effectively shackles them into years of wage slavery. One fateful day, due to a company accounting mix-up, Tina finds herself in the position of being able to pay off her student loans with the click of a button — and with company funds.Read more on NewsOK.com
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