I read about Roller Derby in Frank Deford's previous book Over Time. If you have heard his commentary on NPR, you cant help but read the book in his tone.
'The Roller derby prospers, rocking and whirring,exciting its own, nurturing its young. It was designed on a tablecloth..'
Deford's writing technique moves with contrasting images of high activity and a tablecloth.
Like Meads study on Samoans, Hemingway's on Bull fighting, this will be the last word on Roller Derby.
Nowadays people mostly want to read about things they are already familiar with
