Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
Florrie
Florrie: The perfect football love story for fans of the Women's Euros | Anna Trench
4 posts | 1 read | 1 to read
The story of female footballer Florrie and the amazing hidden history of the womens game come to life in this debut graphic novel about football, friendship and falling in love. 'If you put Alison Bechdel's Fun Home in football kit, you might come up with something like Florrie' ZING TSJENG, author of Forgotten Women 'Charming and incredibly moving' RACHEL RAMSAY, director of Copa 71 When Florries great-niece discovers she was a footballer in the early twentieth century, she unearths a secret history both on and off the pitch. Boxes from the attic contain photos, objects and letters, revealing football games and love affairs in Norfolk, London and Paris. Florries adventures touch on both invented and real events: huge crowds at matches in London and Preston, international fixtures, dances at lesbian club Le Monocle in Paris, and the devastating consequences of the FA's 1921 ban on women's football. This is a story of self-discovery, friendship and queer love, alongside huge (and little known) historical moments for the womens game. In Florrie, Anna Trench brings readers a beautifully drawn, evocative and warm-hearted love-song to an unforgettable woman and sport. 'Bright with the feeling of liberation, and the risks and joys of following your heart' SEN HEWITT, author of Open Heaven
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
Pick icon
100%
review
charl08
post image
Pickpick

Recommended

A GN that ticked all my boxes in terms of a successful read. Based on true events (the English FA decided in the 1920s to ban women's matches from their grounds). The black and white illustrations are charming.

The story is about more than football: the possibilities that can open up through sport (Amazon are currently billing it as "the perfect love story for fans of the Women's Euros"). I'd add also for non-football fans!

kspenmoll Stacked! 2mo
42 likes1 comment
quote
charl08
post image

She was certain her father wouldn't like it...

quote
charl08
post image

Can three people be lonely together?

Cathythoughts ❤️💔 2mo
36 likes1 comment
quote
charl08
post image

Florrie found other ways to spend her weekends...