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I Lost My Heart to the Belles: Story of the Doncaster Belles (Paperback)
by Pete Davies (Author)

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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Mandarin; New Ed edition (12 May 1997)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0749320850
ISBN-13: 978-0749320850
Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.6 x 2.2 cm

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Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 371,954 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Peter Davies, author of All Played Out spends a season with the Doncaster Belles and finds a unique group of people with an abundance of talent and a vividly earthly humour. They play hard in the pit villages and nightclubs of South Yorkshire, they play hard on tatty pitches in run- down suburbs and industrial estates--but they play for love too, and to a standard that could convert even the most blinkered chauvinist.

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"I Lost My Heart to the Belles is that rare thing in modern publishing: a true labour of love" --GQ

"Witty, warm, wise and inspiring ... This is that rarest of sports books: a cracking good read that will appeal to the reader without the slightest interest in sport" -- Yorkshire Post

"Not for the faint-hearted, the Belles can out-bloke the fellas ... risking lifelong disablement all in pursuit of the beautiful game" --For Him

"A Fascinating story" --South Yorkshire Times

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Peter Davies, author of All Played Out spends a season with the Doncaster Belles and finds a unique group of people with an abundance of talent and a vividly earthly humour. They play hard in the pit villages and nightclubs of South Yorkshire, they play hard on tatty pitches in run- down suburbs and industrial estates--but they play for love too, and to a standard that could convert even the most blinkered chauvinist.

About the Book
"I Lost My Heart to the Belles is that rare thing in modern publishing: a true labour of love" --GQ

"Witty, warm, wise and inspiring ... This is that rarest of sports books: a cracking good read that will appeal to the reader without the slightest interest in sport" -- Yorkshire Post

"Not for the faint-hearted, the Belles can out-bloke the fellas ... risking lifelong disablement all in pursuit of the beautiful game" --For Him

"A Fascinating story" --South Yorkshire Times

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Lose your heart? Perhaps..., 17 Dec 2003

By	Pricivius (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Lost My Heart to the Belles: Story of the Doncaster Belles (Hardcover)

This book tells it as it is - women's football from inside the game. Pete Davies knows the team inside out and writes from the heart, sharing their lives, their hopes and their dreams.

I've read this book, and re-read it again and again. The only negative I can find is the repetitive nature of the book - as Davies tells each of the girls' stories, the emphasis he places on their struggles and perseverance becomes a little wearing. I may be a little too cynical but we get the point, Pete!

Overall though, this is a compassionate and intriguing insight.

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