She set the standard for bravery in many of the worlds nastiest places John Fisher Burns, New York Times She had something you call moral courage and it rubbed off on others David Aaronovitch
One of the most distinguished television journalists of her generation Huw Edwards Sue Lloyd-Roberts provides you with the facts, she interviews both the abused and the perpetuators and it’s up to us to decide what we’ll do with the information.She showed great courage and commitment in reporting from Burma and exemplified my belief that the best journalists are also the nicest Aung San Suu Kyi You’ll learn about the laundries run by the nuns in Ireland the Dirty Wars in Argentina, the sexual abuse of women protestors in Egypt Forced Marriages Sex Trafficking and the sad reality that where the UN Peacekeepers head, the sex trade follows. The book couldn’t have been assembled better. Not just of women, but of all people, so it becomes part of our nature. The more people made aware of the issue, the greater the likelihood that people will fight for what’s right and protect those whom have no voice. We need to be outraged and have it as front page news. I’m now not just better informed and alarmed, I can also appreciate that horrid cruelty needs to be ‘outed’ and become part of our everyday conversation. Ashamed by my lack of knowledge as I turned the pages.
It’s poo, putting it mildly for my junior readers, but by no means should we feel defeated.įrom ‘The Cruellest Cut’, Chapter 1, you know that it’s not going to be light and fluffy, but knowledge and discussing the dreadful, the uncomfortable, the unjust, help address the issue. I’m not going on a crusade, rather thanks to a Blackwell’s event on the 6 February which acquainted me with this book and her daughter (as sadly the multi award winning journalist who authored this publication died in 2015), my comprehension of the injustices that the female of the species confront globally has been increased ten-fold. You’ll be delighted to note – that’s about to change. I could plead not having a TV (but I did when her work was being aired), or I lived in another solar system (yet another fabrication), but the truth is…I have a sick preference for brain numbing on-demand itvBe programmes, so hard hitting truths I’ve tended to tread softly around. It’s not enjoyable, but it’s very good.īlowing my cover of naïvety, I wasn’t familiar with Sue Lloyd-Roberts’s work. An education, a challenge and a book that demands reading.
The War on Women: And The Brave Ones Who Fight Back is tough and informative. Nine days ago I wrote to my dearling friend Chrissie that I never wished to pick up another book after completing the outstanding The Standing Chandelier by Lionel Shriver, so I’m rather relieved I caved in on this decision and headed off to collect an offering from my non-fiction pile.
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