Author:Clarissa Pinkola Estes
A beautiful collectable gift edition celebrating the 30 year anniversary of the ultimate cult feminist classic
Within every woman, there lies a powerful force of energy, creativity and self-knowing: their wild woman. For centuries, she has been repressed by a male-orientated value system that trivialises her emotions. Until now.
With a combination of time-honoured stories, myths, fairy tales and casework, this is the feminist book loved by over 2 million women, that will set you on a beautiful path to unleashing your inner wild.
'Everyone should read this book' Maya Angelou
'Estés points to storytelling, our ancient narratives, as a way for women to reconnect to the Wild Woman all women have within themselves, but have lost' Emma Watson
The work shows the reader how glorious it is to be daring, to be caring and to be women. Everyone who can read should read this book.
—— Maya AngelouIn a modern world that limits wisdom to 'facts' and women's access even to those, Dr Estés has restored the fire - for us all.
—— Gloria SteinemThis volume reminds us that we are nature for all our sophistication, that we are still wild, and the recovery of that vitality will itself set us right in the world
—— Thomas Moore, author of Care of the SoulA life-enhancing way to make contact with our deep feminine instincts: the wild woman within
—— Irish TimesAll women should read this. In fact, mothers should pass the knowledge contained in these pages down to their daughters as they turn 16. It's insightful and inspirational and gets you back in touch with your authentic self.
—— June SarpongThe disciplined application of fundamental concepts is synonymous with elite performance. As a former Navy SEAL and combat leader, simplicity has always been a critical component to thriving in high-stress scenarios. Dandapani provides clear, concise, simple instruction for anyone to achieve elite focus in their life.
—— Nick Norris, entrepreneur and former Navy SEALAn astonishing mission with huge integrity in the telling.
—— Linda Cracknell, author of Writing LandscapeA story of determination and soul-searching... Compellingly narrated, entertaining and thought-provoking... treat yourself to a copy of this book and enjoy the journey
—— Natural Stone SpecialistA moving testimony to the power of art, of finding the extraordinary in the everyday and acting upon your instinct. To walk with Searle in its pages is to experience stone within a new light... as a part-knowable, ever-shifting medium in the process of slow but perpetual change, one long work-in-progress.
—— Alex Woodcock , Caught by the River'Truly one of the most inspirational women you'll ever meet'
—— Elizabeth Day, How To Fail PodcastIt soars with the luminous prose and unflinching honesty we have come to expect from this brilliantly gifted writer. Elixir is an extraordinary, profoundly moving book... Her prose is breathtaking, the stories heartbreaking.
—— Feminism and ReligionA joyous celebration of the Pomak community in southern Bulgaria.
—— Spectator, *Books of the Year*Wonderfully well researched, and candidly honest, Hewitt openly discusses topics which are often shied away from… this book is thought provoking and compelling
—— Emily Coates , The Professional MountaineerIn her Nature reanimates the stories of the past to reveal, brilliantly, the conditions through which women so often have to battle in the present... [it] will make you want to run, and to experience something of the hard-won emotional and physical freedom that Hewitt's prose so movingly evokes
—— DAISY HAY, author of Dinner With Joseph JohnsonA powerful account of women's strengths and achievements in the mountains
—— ANNA FLEMING, author of Time on RockA life-affirming book about the thrill of exploring the great outdoors, asking why so many women are excluded from running, hiking and mountaineering. It confronts the obstacles we face every day, including violence, assault and the general assumption that we don't belong here; but In Her Nature proves we have a right to run free
—— NATASHA CARTHEW, author of UndercurrentAn urgent, beautifully written and fiercely important book
—— HELEN CASTOR, author of She-WolvesWith intimate attention and in beautiful prose, IN HER NATURE moves deftly between the inner life and the great outdoors. Rachel Hewitt shows that not only do women have a history as runners, climbers and adventurers; we also have a right to the outdoors that is as crucial - and fragile - today as it ever was
—— SARAH DITUMA vital feminist memoir of life outdoors, underpinned by the depth of historical knowledge that only a true scholar can bring
—— KATE MALTBYAn extraordinarily compelling book that left me seeing with fresh eyes. Blending expert historical storytelling with piercing memoir, Rachel Hewitt leads the reader over moors and mountains on a grand tour of grief, solitude, camaraderie, and women's long struggle to claim the freedom of the outdoors
—— OLIVER BURKEMAN, author of Four Thousand WeeksA spectacular achievement... It's beautiful, deeply researched and eye-opening
—— Critic