{"product_id":"no-fair-maidens-wild-journey-with-the-lost-goddesses-of-britain-kim-willis","title":"No Fair Maidens : Wild Journey with the Lost Goddesses of Britain - Kim Willis","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-extra-large\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot product-about 9783791380117 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\" id=\"seemore-0\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"book-details-description\" class=\"right-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJourneying through the oldest mythologies of Great Britain, \u003ci\u003eNo Fair Maidens\u003c\/i\u003e brings magical heroines to the fore, so that we might reclaim our sense of what it means to be a woman: restoring our strength, wonder and connection to this place we call home.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e'This book is an act of excavation, and an act of remembering.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Kim Willis drifts from the traditional path of marriage and motherhood, she yearns for a new set of stories to light her way.  Here, she is pulled towards the source of the Severn, hearing whispers of ancient matriarchs: shape-shifting enchantresses, scaly nymphs and goddesses who once commanded our lands.  These are no fair maidens, but powerful warrioresses and animalistic beasts, snaking along the edges of watery places where we meet the otherworld in the shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs she uncovers the ancient myths hidden in the rugged landscapes of the British Isles, the stories of women like Arianrhod, Melusine and Cerridwen awaken a forgotten power.  Journeying from the Severn to Skye, Eryri to Northumberland, Kim discovers new magic in the tales of old, unveiling forgotten truths about grief and healing, while charting a new course through sisterhood and sexuality, fertility and freedom. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the threads of folklore, history and landscape, Kim identifies a better way of being for modern women, and crafts a new vision for Britain where women are - and always were - a force of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e272 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49043819954330,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/9781529947854NoFairMaidens.jpg?v=1787269369","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.info\/products\/no-fair-maidens-wild-journey-with-the-lost-goddesses-of-britain-kim-willis","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}