Wise Women: A New Mythology of Older Women
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Wise Women: A New Mythology of Older Women
By (Author) Sharon Blackie
By (author) Angharad Wynne
Little, Brown Book Group
Virago Press Ltd
8th October 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Psychology of ageing
Physical Properties
Paperback
336
Width 136mm, Height 216mm, Spine 32mm
360g
Description
An inspiring and beautifully written collection of ancient stories retold to celebrate older women.
From early childhood, we learn about the world and its possibilities through myths and fairy tales. The heroines, though, tend to be young, golden-haired princesses, and the evil-doers often older women: either wicked witches or unforgiving matriarchs. But from midlife onwards, women today are searching for positive versions of themselves, and this dazzling array of not-to-be-messed-with older 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. Many years of research have gone into this new gathering of ungainly giantesses, sequin-strewn fairy godmothers, misunderstood witches, fierce grandmothers, hairy-chinned hags and craggy crones. These wise 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.Author Bio
Dr. Sharon Blackie is an award-winning writer, psychologist and mythologist, and an internationally recognised teacher and lecturer in the field of the mythic imagination. Her most recent book is was Hagitude: Reclaiming the Second Half of Life. Sharon's awards include the Roger Deakin Award from the Society of Authors (2022), and a Creative Scotland Writer's Award (2009). She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and has taught and lectured around the world.
Angharad Wynne is an acclaimed storyteller, writer, speaker and expedition leader.