Dr Sharon Blackie is an award-winning author and a
psychologist with a background in mythology and folklore. Her
highly acclaimed books, lectures and teaching programmes are
focused on reimagining women's stories, and on the relevance of
myth and fairy tales to the personal, cultural and environmental
issues we face today. She has written six books, which have been
translated into several languages: The Long Delirious Burning
Blue, If Women Rose Rooted, The Enchanted
Life, Foxfire, Wolfskin and Other Stories of Shapeshifting
Women, Hagitude and Wise Women. Sharon's awards
include the Society of Authors' Roger Deakin Award and a Creative
Scotland Writer's Award. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of
Arts and an Honorary Member of the UK Association of Jungian
Analysts. She lives in Cumbria with her husband, dogs, hens and
sheep.
'Hagitude has the power to change lives. By sharing her personal
story alongside potent female figures from myth and history, Sharon
Blackie offers us a rich and exciting vision of how we can grow
into a more connected and creative second half of life. Full of
fierce energy, this is a book that acts like a ration of courage,
of purpose' Tanya Shadrick, author of The Cure For Sleep
'Like all Blackie's works it is erudite, wise, passionate and
empowering - a feast and a joy of a book' Sophie Anderson, author
of The House On Chicken Legs
'A beautiful, intelligent and unusual book... I'm hoping this book
will become the anthem of our generation' Kate Forsyth, author of
Bitter Greens, The Wild Girl and The Beast's Garden
'Hagitude is a fascinating book. It's 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
'Hagitude is 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
'Destined to become a classic... Blackie does an admirable job of
describing a beautiful, rich, intoxicating, messy, terrifying and
ultimately illuminating pathway into the heart of the land and of
our own souls' SageWoman magazine
'It was one of those rare times when I felt as if by some means of
synchronicity, the right book reached me at exactly the right
moment' Dreaming in Stitches
'This book has the power to change lives, I truly believe that... A
real game changer' The Way of the Buzzard
'Blackie offers what feels like a college seminar on the cultural
history of the older woman as a force of nature, inspiring her
readers to reclaim their creativity, authenticity, and personal
power' Oprah Daily
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