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Wise women

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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 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.

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An 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 Hagitude

‘An extra-ordinary selection of stories … beautifully and vividly retold’
TLS
‘Genius’ Irish Times
‘Treasure it!’ Shahrukh Husain
‘Wonderful’ Victoria Smith
‘The book I’ve been longing for’ Jill Dawson
‘Thrilling’ Stella Duffy

This dazzling array of not-to-be-messed-with characters from a lost tradition of European myth and folklore – from ungainly giantesses and sequin-strewn fairy godmothers to misunderstood witches and craggy crones – provides inspiration for how women can walk boldly and live authentically in the second half of life.

‘Features an exuberant cast … The collection is precious, because it’s the first time that these rare, patriarchy-surviving remnants of powerful elder female folk stories have been deliberately anthologised’ Irish Times
‘A fascinating collection of female myths and legends’ Sara Sheridan
‘I adored Wise WomenEleanor Mills, author of Much More to Come: Lessons on the mayhem and magnificence of midlife
‘Wondrously wise, clever and insightful as well as slyly funny’ AG Slatter, author of The Briar Book of the Dead