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The inspirational story of an amazing group of soccer-playing South African "grannies" and their journey to the U.S. These women play together despite resistance from their communities in order to improve their health and socialize-and for a brief respite from the injustices and struggles they face on a daily basis.
List of contents
Contents
Foreword,
Rebecca "Beka" NtsanwsiAuthor's Note
Prologue: A People United
Part I The Dream
1 Vakhegula Vakhegula FC
2 Mama, We Can Try This
3 We're Not Bimbos
4 A Little Bit of Good
5 Vusiwana I Vuloyi
Mama Beka: The Mother Teresa of Limpopo6 The Grannies Are Coming! The Grannies Are Coming!
Part II The Game
7 A More Perfect (Re)union
Granny Rossina: What Happens in the Bush . . .8 Five Is a Lot
Granny Khune: We Danced like Crazy9 R-E-S-P-E-C-T
10 Ukuleles and Vuvuzelas
Granny Bull: The Fierce Fighter11 Rain Falling on Parched Land
Granny Norah: The Hard Way12 May You Score Many Goals
Part III The Goal
13 Mopane Worms and Sequined Gowns
Granny Omo: Like Two Hands that Wash Each Other14 Thunder
Granny Gaisa: God Is My Protector15 You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock
16 The Baobab Tree
Epilogue: Sisters in Soccer
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
About the author
Jean Duffy is a nonfiction writer who has published with the
Boston Globe, the
Concord Monitor, the
Packingtown Review, the
Somerville Journal, the
Stamford Advocate, and
WBUR Cognoscenti. Jean worked for twenty-six years as an engineer and manager before retiring and can now be found playing soccer and consulting with nonprofits. Follow her online at https://jeanduffy.com.
