A Woman's Game
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Narrated by:
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Jennifer Ness
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By:
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Suzanne Wrack
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The astonishing history of the rise, fall and rise again of women's football, from the late 19th century to the present day. The inspirational, agenda-changing story of women's football around the world.
A Woman's Game explores the history of women's football from the Victorian era—with players in high-heeled boots—to the present day. It is the story of a rise, fall and rise again: from the game's first appearance in England in the late 19th century, through the incredible teams, which at their height in 1920 drew 53,000 spectators to Goodison Park, to its 50-year ban in the UK and the aftershocks when that ban was lifted.
Now, as the women's game is once again on an unstoppable upward trend, with internationally renowned players and a record 11.7m viewers for England's semi-final match against the USA in the 2019 World Cup, Suzanne Wrack considers what the next chapter of this incredible story might be. From its relationship, to the worldwide fight against oppression, to its ability to inspire change in the wider world, this is both a history of football as played by women, and a manifesto for a better game.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-08-22
Important story
This is a fascinating and important story, well told by the author. Unfortunately, it is let down a little here by the narration. The sheer volume of bizarre pronunciations, poor pacing and inappropriate pauses suggests that this was not listened to prior to release.
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- H Jones
- 31-01-24
Incredible read
A fantastic account of the history of women’s football and the incessant obstacles they’ve had to over come to play the beautiful game through the ages. Concluding with the challenges of getting the WSL to where it is now
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- Hannah
- 15-10-23
Great book, bad narration
I really enjoy Suzi Wrack’s writing, and this is a great book, but so many names and brands are pronounced so bizarrely that it’s quite distracting
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- Andrew
- 23-07-22
Nice idea, badly executed!
The introduction will tell you all you need to know about the author and her and slant on this great sport. She clearly believes that the world sees her in one of two ways: 1- a big busty blonde, plastered with make up, whilst standing over a grate and giggling. Or 2- a
large built woman, looking tired, hair in curlers, cigarette in mouth, sitting in a bingo hall with a young baby clinging onto her ankle.
She has not managed to accept how far society has progressed and can only see the negativity of the misogyny or sexism which still exists, and needs to start seeing the positive progress, otherwise she will suffer Great Depression.
The book is badly read too. You feel like the narrator is over emphasising every sentence, and rather than having a natural voice talking to you, you have a performance destroying the ability to learn.
“We need activism, not marketing.” Rather than coming up with practical solutions, she would rather we protest, and complain. Neither of which solve anything! Let’s here practical suggestions, like better coverage of lower league womens teams. Last season Newcastle United had the biggest league attendance in Britain, and they were in the 4th tier. Give us the ability to follow our local teams, and we’ll be more passionate about it. The only option at the moment is to pick a WSL team and start supporting them. But how can I be passionate about a team for which I have no real link to. Wow! That idea took me 2 minutes to come up with. In over 6 hours, she does lots of complaining and very little practical ideas. Defo not one to waste money on. She could have really helped the game, but instead paints the picture of women being weak and needy… how about showing us how women have courage despite adversity, rather than simply complaining about the current problems!
I just wanted to learn the history of the womens game :(
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