Wise Women

Name: Wise Women
Author: Sharon Blackie & Angharad Wynne
ISBN: 9780349018324

by Sharon Blackie & Angharad Wynne

ISBN: 9780349018324

Published: 2024-10-03

Psychology

An unforgettable collection of retold myths and folk tales celebrating the wisdom and power of women in midlife and beyondUngainly giantesses. Sequin-strewn fairy godmothers. Misunderstood witches. Fierce grandmothers. Hairy-chinned hags. Craggy crones.From early childhood, we learn about the world and its possibilities through myths and fairy tales. The heroines, though, tend to be golden-haired princesses, and the evil-doers often older women. But from midlife onwards, women today are searching for positive versions of themselves, and this dazzling array of not-to-be-messed-with characters provides them. They outwit monsters, test and mentor younger heroines, embody the cycles and seasons of the earth, weave the world into being - and almost always have the last laugh.These women manifest their wisdom in different ways, and so offer us inspiration for how we too can walk boldly and live authentically in the second half of life.Praise for Sharon Blackie:'Hagitude is already...

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