I just returned from a trip to Scotland so it was easy to visualize. I loved the writing about her travels and life in the remote places. She was just trying to do too much in one book. Any of those would begged, but trying to wave them together into a cohesive whole didn't quite work for me. It's part travel memoir, part Celtic mythology, and part self-help. 'Powerful and inspiring.' Melissa Harrison, author of All Among the Barley Read more Sharon Blackie leads the reader on a quest to find their place in the world, drawing inspiration from the wise and powerful women in native mythology, and guidance from contemporary role models who have re-rooted themselves in land and community and taken responsibility for shaping the future.īeautifully written, honest and moving,If Women Rose Rooted is a passionate song to a different kind of femininity, a rallying, feminist cry for the rewilding of womanhood reclaiming our role as guardians of the land. If Women Rose Rootedhas been described as both transformative and essential. 'This is the core of our task: to respect and revere ourselves, and so bring about a world in which women are respected and revered, recognised once again as holding the life-giving power of the earth itself.' I sincerely hope every woman who can read has the time and space to read it.' Manda Scott, author of Boudica and A Treachery of Spies Fifth anniversary edition, with new afterword for 2021. A life-changing journey from the wasteland of modern society to a place of nourishment and connection.
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