Wise Women: Myths and Stories for Midlife and Beyond

Wise Women: Myths and Stories for Midlife and Beyond - Paperback

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Wise Women: Myths and Stories for Midlife and Beyond - Paperback

Wise Women: Myths and Stories for Midlife and Beyond - Paperback

by Sharon Blackie , Angharad Wynne
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Book Overview

Unparalleled inspiration from fierce grandmothers, misunderstood witches, glamorous fairy godmothers, and hairy-chinned hags

From early childhood, we learn about the world and its possibilities through myths and fairy tales. The heroines, though, tend to be young princesses or fair maidens, and the evildoers older women: wicked witches or unforgiving matriarchs. Yet a wealth of lesser-known European stories feature mature wise women with personality and power. Compiling many years of research, Sharon Blackie has reclaimed these tales, presenting them in evocative prose that will resonate with women of all ages.

This dazzling array of not-to-be-messed-with older characters provides compelling role models for today's readers, who seek to redefine their relationship with aging. These women outwit monsters, test and mentor younger heroines, embody the cycles of the Earth, weave the world into being -- and almost always have the last laugh. Each story is accompanied by background commentary that highlights important themes and reveals its insights into how we might live meaningfully and authentically in the second half of life.

ISBN9781608689668
Author Sharon Blackie , Angharad Wynne
PublisherNew World Library
GenreEducation and Self-help & personal development
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2024
LanguageENG- English
Pages336
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Dr Sharon Blackie is an award-winning writer of fiction and nonfiction, a psychologist who has specialised both in neuroscience and narrative, and a mythologist with a specialisation in Celtic Studies. Her unique approach to working with myth, fairy tales and folklore highlights the insights these traditions can offer us into authentic and meaningful ways of being which are founded on a deep sense of belonging to place, a rootedness in the land we inhabit. See http: //sharonblackie.net for more information
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Angharad Wynne is an acclaimed storyteller, speaker, and expedition leader who lives in Wales.

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