Description: Bolen's magnificent autobiographical tale, set against the backdrop of the sacred sites of Europe, tells the story of her quest at midlife to discover the legacy of women's spirituality. "An essential addition for collections concerned with women's spirituality and goddess worship".--Booklist. Map.
Brief description:
Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD, is a psychiatrist, a Jungian analyst, and an internationally known author and speaker. Her books include Goddesses in Everywoman, Gods in Everyman, and many others. She is a distinguished life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and was a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco. She lives in Marin County, California.
Review Quotes:
"[W]ise and challenging...an absorbing, often uncannily perceptive, and useful companion for the soul journeys of our time." - --Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple
"[Bolen] charts a path that will lead many readers to the heart of their own emotional and spiritual pilgrimages." - San Francisco Chronicle