“I ordered the book on my kindle at the start of a long haul flight home from holiday. It took me 7 hours to read it and made it the most enjoyable long haul flight I have ever done! It is a fantastic read, eye opening. I am in awe of the women who entered this fight when there was everything to lose…”
– Wishiwasaway on Mumsnet
“I downloaded Terf Island onto my Kindle and read it in a couple of sittings. I really enjoyed it. Some of it predated my involvement in terfdom, so was new to me and the later events were ones I was familiar with at the time but reading the book brought it home just how far we’ve come. Thoroughly recommended!”
– AuntMunca on Mumsnet
“Very instructive and pulls together threads of how things went that wasn’t clear at the time. But we haven’t won yet, there are battles to come.”
– Grammarnut on Mumsnet
“It’s a great read, especially if you’ve lived through a lot of it!”
– EmpressaurusKitty on Mumsnet
“A comprehensive, well-written and moving account of a critical fight for women’s rights. We live near ‘The Tavi’ so I recall my horror at the Keira Bell case. Reading’Terf Island’ has massively helped with my understanding of what was really going on”
– Paul on LinkedIn
“It’s brilliant, and eminently readable. I knew of 3 of the 4 featured women before I read it, but not in such great detail. I read it in two days, when I find most non-fiction much harder to read than novels.”
– Maris McMort on X
“Terf Island is a truthful, heartfelt and insightful tribute to the women who fought back against the roll back of their rights and who saw and resisted the dangers inherent in gender ideology. In their own words, it documents the bravery of these women, who risked much privately and publicly, to speak out when others were too fearful of the vicious backlash that would inevitably ensue.
The history of this ‘TERF’ crusade is set out with clarity and charts just how hard these women have had to fight to get their cause heard when and where it matters. A vital read and one that gives you pride that there are people willing to sacrifice their time, their name and their lives to ensuring that other women and girls get to keep hold of hard-fought rights that others so carelessly gave away. Oh, and a good read into the bargain.”
– Chris Logan, Belfast, NI
“I thought I knew a fair bit about the so called gender wars in the UK, but this book is an eye opener and a strangely gripping read, I just could not stop reading. This is a fantastic ‘primer’ for anyone new to this subject but equally if you think you’ve heard much of the story, there is so much more to learn and appreciate. I was very moved by the personal stories and reflections from women who have been in the eye of the storm, understanding the price they have paid to fight for truth and to try to prevent harm to women and children.”
– Ruth on Amazon.co.uk
“Fiona’s book has filled many of the gaping holes in my knowledge and given me even greater appreciation of the women whose shoulders I stood on. Brilliantly, clearly written. Thank you!”
– Roz Adams – formerly at Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, now at Beira’s Place
“What I like is that you’ve found the narrative thread through a very complicated time and made the overall story clear. Having lived through this period I know that at the time it felt confused and complicated, with seemingly new aspects to tackle every day and new lines of attack to argue over. It was difficult to see a pattern whilst every new onslaught was still new enough to be shocking and disorientating every single time. Your book gives order to the chaos, whilst being a faithful re-telling of the individual stories of four women. The format really works.”
– Helen Saxby
“This really is a compelling read. It opens up profound questions about the status of free speech today. I couldn’t put it down & my husband has now wrested it from me to read. A landmark piece of work. I am inspired & humbled reading of the courage & tenacity of these campaigners. Wish I’d known about ‘Man Friday’ as that would have been fun. Well done.”
– Clare Goldie-Scot on LinkedIn
“Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding a more full picture of the conversation around one of the most tense debates of our time.”
– Nick O’Donnell on LinkedIn
