On the Front Line with the Women Who Fight Back

Posted on 24 May 2017 by Stacey Dooley

The Sunday Times BestsellerPut yourself in their shoes.In 2007, Stacey Dooley was a twenty something working in fashion retail She was selected to take part in the BBC series Blood, Sweat and T Shirts which saw her live and work alongside Indian factory workers making clothes for the UK High Street This sparked her series of hugely popular investigations, establishing her as one of BBC3 s most celebrated presenters.Through the course of her documentary making, Stacey has covered a variety of topics, from sex trafficking in Cambodia, to Yazidi women fighting back in Syria At the core of her reporting are incredible women in extraordinary and scarily ordinary circumstances from sex workers in Russia, to victims of domestic violence in Honduras In her first book, On the Front Line with the Women Who Fight Back, Stacey draws on her encounters with these brave and wonderful women, using their experiences as a vehicle to explore issues at the centre of female experience From gender equality and domestic violence, to sex trafficking and sexual identity, Stacey weaves these global strands together in an exploration of what it is to be women in the world today. Best Download Kindle ePUB On the Front Line with the Women Who Fight Back by Stacey Dooley – kino-fada.fr 3.5 I am absolutely obsessed with Stacey Dooley s documentaries and have followed her work for quite a few years so when I heard she was releasing a book I was ecstatic This book follows the many women she has met during her travels across the world The women she meets usually come from impoverished conditions and have had to deal with horrifying events, something very different to how I live my every...I ve followed Stacey s career from fashion loving teen travelling to India through to the professional journalist she is today, watching and rewatching every documentary each time they ve aired on television When I first heard she was releasing a book I was so keen to get my hands on it ASAP I read the blurb and immediately thought of DVD Special Features I imagined Stacey s book as a combination of Deleted Scenes and Director s Commentary, but it was so much .What I love about Stacey s w I ve followed Stacey s career from fashion...I m a big fan of Stacey s documentaries and always used to watch them on bbc3 This book was really about Stacey s life, the many documentaries she has done and a bit of behind the scenes info from them It was really fascinating I would like to readof her work and in all honesty she could publish a whole book on each of the adventures she has been on, I would like to hear about them indetail The only downside was there were a few repeats in the book, a few spelling and grammar err I m a big fan of Stacey s documentaries and always used to watch them on bbc3 This book was really about Stacey s life, the many documentaries she has done and a bit of behind the scenes info from them It was really fascinating I would like to readof her work and in all honesty she could publish a whole book on each of the adventures she has been on, I would like to hear about them indetail The only downside was there were a few repeats in the bo...Listened via audible Loved it Stacey relived a lot of moments from her various documentaries over the last 10 years But she also gave added insight Wish it was longer andin depth felt like she was only skimming the s...Full disclaimer, I ve loved Stacey Dooley and her documentaries for years so I was really excited to see she was going to be publishing a memoir discussing her time making documentaries I actually consumed this through the audiobook version of the book which is narrated by Dooley herself which I found really entertaining Overall, this book is thought provoking and has an important integral message to it women are hit harder by global problems than men women includes trans women and sex work Full disclaimer, I ve loved Stacey Dooley and her documentaries for years so I was really excited to see she was going to be publishing a memoir discussing her time making documentaries I actually consumed this through the audiobook version of the book which is narrated by Dooley herself which I found really entertaining Overall, this book is thought provoking and has an important integral message to it women are hit harder by global problems than men women includes trans women and sex workers...I have always liked Stacey Dooley s documentaries Almost felt that I probably wasn t really her target audience female yes, rather too old though but liked her very personal way of dealing with extremely difficult environments This book is written exactly as she presents her documentaries personable, friendly, approachable and very honest She gives a resume of the important woman she has met during her various adventures and her feelings about the situations they have found themselves...I knew I was going to love this I m a massive fan of Stacey Dooley and as soon as I saw she d released a book I knew I needed the audiobook version.Her writing voice is accessible and absorbing, and her speaking voice is friendly and charming The women featured in the book I ve seen before in St...loved it, really inspiring and uplifting readThis book adds another dimension to Stacey s previous documentaries, her writing style is effortless and very easy to read The book is harrowing and eye opening, I would definitely recommend giving it a read.I remember watching Stacey on her the first BBC programme in which she appeared, Blood, Sweat and TShirts I liked her instantly her straightforward talking, innocence and naivety I have watched severalof her documentaries over the years and like how she has retained her own style whilst growing in intelligence and as a woman.She writes well in her own voice I assume with the aide of a ghostwriter.The book documents some of stories of the women whom Stacey has met on her travels with I remember watching Stacey on her the first BBC programme in which she appeared, Blood, Sweat and TShirts I liked her instantly her straightforward talking, innocence and naivety I have watched severalof her documentaries over the years and like how she has retained her own style whilst growing in intelligence and as a woman.She writes well in her own voice I assume with the aide of a ghostwriter.The book documents some of stories of the women whom Stacey has met on her travels with work who have featured in her documentaries The chapters are broken down into subject areas each covering a topic dealt with in a documentary Although I have not seen many of the documentar...

On the Front Line with the Women Who Fight Back

24 May 2017

Stacey Dooley