Wintering : the power of rest and retreat in difficult times / Katherine May.
2020
Non-Fiction
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Author
May, Katherine, author.
Title
Wintering : the power of rest and retreat in difficult times / Katherine May.
Edition
First American edition.
Imprint
New York : Riverhead Books, 2020.
Copyright
©2020
Description
1 online resource (241 pages)
Summary
"An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding job. Wintering explores how she not only endured this painful time, but embraced the singular opportunities it offered. A moving personal narrative shot through with lessons from literature, mythology, and the natural world, May's story offers instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat. Illumination emerges from many sources: solstice celebrations and dormice hibernation, C.S. Lewis and Sylvia Plath, swimming in icy waters and sailing Arctic seas. Ultimately Wintering invites us to change how we relate to our own fallow times. May models an active acceptance of sadness and finds nourishment in deep retreat, joy in the hushed beauty of winter, and encouragement in understanding life as cyclical, not linear. A secular mystic, May forms a guiding philosophy for transforming the hardships that arise before the ushering in of a new season"-- Provided by publisher.
Note
"First published in Great Britain by Riverhead Books, an imprint of Ebury, a division of Penguin Random House Limited, London, 2020." -- title page verso.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 29, 2020).
Available in Other Form
Print version: May, Katherine. Wintering New York : Riverhead Books, 2020.
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Access provided by Berkeley Law Library
Call Number
Non-Fiction
Language
English
ISBN
0593189507 electronic book
9780593189504 electronic book
9780593189481 hardcover
9780593189504 electronic book
9780593189481 hardcover
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