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Under the Lights and in the Dark: Untold Stories of Women's Soccer (HB) by Gwendolyn Oxenham

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About The Book

In 2004, journalist and award-winning documentary maker Gwendolyn Oxenham played futebol feminino for Santos FC, Brazil. The team hitchhiked to practice, shared their field with a horse and wore hand-me-downs from the men's team.

If this was Brazil, the mecca of futebol, what did the women's game look like in other countries?

Under the Lights and in the Dark takes us inside the world of women's soccer, following players across the globe, from Portland Thorns star Allie Long, who trains in an underground men's league in New York City; to Fara Williams, who hid her homelessness from her teammates while playing for the English national team. Oxenham takes us to Voronezh, Russia, where players battle more than just snowy pitches in pursuing their dream of playing pro, and to a refugee camp in Denmark, where Nadia Nadim, now a Danish international star, honed her skills after her family fled from the Taliban.

Whether you're a newcomer to the sport or a die-hard fan, this is an inspiring book about stars' beginnings and adventures, struggles and hardship, and, above all, the time-honored romance of the game.

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About Author
Gwendolyn Oxenham

Gwendolyn Oxenham is the author of Finding the Game: Three Years, Twenty-five Countries and the Search for Pickup Soccer (St Martin's Press) and the director of Pelada, an award-winning documentary. She has written for The Atlantic, Sports Illustrated, and Slate, and has an MFA in creative writing. A Duke University soccer alum who played for Santos FC in Brazil, she currently lives in Dana Point, California.

Book Review

'A terrific collection of stories of the adventures undertaken and the struggles faced by players around the world' -Guardian, selected for The best books on sport, 2019

Oxenham is one of my favorite soccer writers; she connects on a deeply human level with the people who are the soul of the global game. I love this book. -Grant Wahl, Sports Illustrated senior writer, Fox Sports TV

The book's true virtues are in its complexities and portrayals of the players whose lives are interesting both on and off the field . Oxenham understands a good sports story must work as a mirror to reflect the world around it. And, like Friday Night Lights or Seabiscuit, Under the Lights and In the Dark does just that . This work is truly a testament to women's soccer and women in sports. It is also a fun story for both sports fans and plain old readers alike. -Gretchen Lida, Washington Independent Review of Books

What a fine thing that a superb writer has found these 'untold stories' . and remedied that situation. -The Boston Globe, The best books of 2019

The book, just like women's soccer itself, is actually a tapestry of interwoven stories, all connected by different color threads to create one big, stunning masterpiece. And like a tapestry, Oxenham weaves the beauty of her storytelling with the bruteness of a slide tackle to make the book a must-read for any fan of the women's game. -Allison Lee, The Equalizer

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AuthorGwendolyn Oxenham
PublisherIcon Books
Publication date5 September 2017
LanguageEnglish
Number of page 320 pages
Product Dimensions 13.97 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm
BindingHardcover
ISBN9781785781537

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In the box1 x Main Product
Weight0.4000

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