{"product_id":"no-fair-maidens-by-kim-willis-hardback","title":"No Fair Maidens by Kim Willis [HARDBACK]","description":"\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eI loved this book.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMemoir, myth and magic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewrapped up together.' Emily Hauser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Kim Willis is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ean expert storyteller'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEmma Gannon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough the threads of folklore, mythology, memoir, history and landscape,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Fair Maidens\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eidentifies 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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eno fair maidens\u003c\/i\u003e, but powerful warrioresses and animalistic beasts, snaking along the edges of watery places where we meet the otherworld in the shadows.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs she uncovers the ancient myths hidden in the rugged landscapes of the British Isles, the stories of women like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eArianrhod\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelusine\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCerridwen\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eawaken a forgotten power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJourneying 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'This book is an act of excavation, and an act of remembering.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Novel Sheffield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57407161074041,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/0721\/1547\/files\/9781529947847.webp?v=1781018581","url":"https:\/\/novelsheffield.com\/products\/no-fair-maidens-by-kim-willis-hardback","provider":"Novel Sheffield","version":"1.0","type":"link"}