{"product_id":"9780349018324-wise-women","title":"Wise Women","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMyths and stories for midlife and beyond - 'Extra­ordinary . beautifully and vividly retold stories' TLS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inspiring and beautifully told collection of retellings of ancient stories from European myth and folklore which celebrate older women, from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHagitude.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable collection of retold myths and folk tales celebrating the wisdom and power of women in midlife and beyond, from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHagitude\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An extra­ordinary selection of stories . beautifully and vividly retold' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Features an exuberant cast . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe collection is precious . Genius' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fascinating collection of female myths and legends\u003c\/b\u003e' SARA SHERIDAN, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fair Botanists\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut women today are searching for positive versions of themselves from midlife onwards, and this dazzling array of not-to-be-messed-with characters  - from ungainly giantesses and sequin-strewn fairy godmothers to misunderstood witches and craggy crones - 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Read it, absorb it, treasure it!' \u003c\/b\u003eSHAHRUKH HUSAIN, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Virago Book of Witches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderful, both comforting and inspiring' \u003c\/b\u003eVICTORIA SMITH, author of \u003ci\u003eHags\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The book I've been longing for' \u003c\/b\u003eJILL DAWSON, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bewitching\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I adored \u003ci\u003eWise Women \u003c\/i\u003e- this is the missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle when it comes to reframing the narrative in our culture about the role of older females' \u003c\/b\u003eELEANOR MILLS, author of \u003ci\u003eMuch More to Come: Lessons on the mayhem and magnificence of midlife \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Reading it quenched a thirst I didn't know I had. Oh for a world where stories of the power and joy of women's elder years are celebrated everywhere'\u003c\/b\u003e DOREEN CUNNINGHAM, author of \u003ci\u003eSoundings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Revisits our old stories, making them thrilling for us now' \u003c\/b\u003eSTELLA DUFFY OBE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563214848374,"sku":"9780349018324","price":14.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34007723.jpg?v=1753428315","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349018324-wise-women","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}