Description:
In Ripening Dr Sharon Blackie starts from the beginning, and writes about a woman's journey to midlife using European fairy tales as inspiration. Ripening is a book about thriving in the first half of life. It's a book about taking back our stories, and navigating a hazardous world with confidence, strength, resourcefulness - and maybe even a little panache. From her perspective as a psychologist and folklorist, Blackie argues that fairy tales present us with characters and images that inspire us, capture our hearts, and help us to imagine how much-needed change might be possible. They can shine a light on our traumas, but they can also shine a light on our natural transitions - on all the stages of an ever-metamorphosing life.
This book is the culmination of decades of research uncovering the cultural meaning of fairy tales and the reasons for their deep psychological resonance.
Review Quotes:
PRAISE FORHAGITUDE: 'A fascinating book... well researched, packed with stories and bursting with lovely descriptions of the natural world. There's plenty in it to inspire women of every age' Christina Patterson, Sunday Times
'Already becoming a beloved cult classic, as a myth-infused manifesto for the possibilities for life from middle age onwards' Katherine May, author of Wintering