Wise Women: Myths and stories for midlife and beyond by Sharon Blackie & Angharad Wynne (PRE-ORDER)

An unforgettable collection of retold myths and folk tales celebrating the wisdom and power of women in midlife and beyond.

'The book I've been longing for' JILL DAWSON, author of The Bewitching 'Fascinating' SARA SHERIDAN, author of The Fair Botanists 'Read it, absorb it, treasure it!' SHAHRUKH HUSAIN, author of The Virago Book of Witches

Ungainly 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 women today are searching for positive versions of themselves from midlife onwards, 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.

Hardback
Publication: 3 Oct 2024, Little Brown
ISBN: 9780349018317
Extent: 336 pages