From there, she has the chance to play in the World Cup in 2026 – but for Indonesia or for England? The situation takes a turn when she meets a man that she really likes. This is about Cindy’s rise in the football arena, becoming the first female to play in the Men’s English Premier League for Arsenal. Fortunately, she has her father and brother in London, and grandmother, mother and friends Niar and Ayu in Indonesia, to turn to for support. Cindy loves the game and the practice, but not the racism and sexism. Life as a professional football player has it advantages and disadvantages. A reporter reviews the football game and raves about her performance: ‘The kind of skill only seen in a young Diego Maradona or Lionel Messi.’ Halifax Town recruits her to play professional football in England. She goes to London to attend college and play football with an all-female team. Her brother Cornelius lives with their father in London, while Cindy lives with her mother in rural poverty in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In 2021, 17-year-old Cintya (Cindy) loves English football and motor cycles, but not boys. I get the impression this is a first attempt at publishing a novel for the author, there is a lot of promise for further stories and narratives.The Girl from Jakarta (2020) is a futuristic tale set in Indonesia from 2021 to 2026. I'd like to see the book edited a little more, a few spelling errors but that's the role of the editor/publisher not the author. It's great to think that young people are out there drafting and publishing stories and novels! I get the impression this is a first attempt at publishing a novel for the author, there is a lot of promise for further stories and narratives. Perhaps this is because the author is young and it's for safeguarding reasons. I couldn't find much about the author online, they don't seem to have too much of a presence online and I would like to know the author better. There are flashes of sophisticated prose I like that there are hints of what a toxic relationship looks like for young people and how they can avoid it. I like that the book presents the ignorance of the British people Jakarta/Yogyakarta in hope that readers won't make this ignorant mistake. I loved the mix of cultures that the book presents as we don't see this often, I definitely have students that would really gel with this representation. the use of a mixed race heroine who plays football in a mens football team There are a few things that I really liked about the book and that show great promise:

The Girl from Jakarta by Hester Keegan