Foxfire, Wolfskin and Other Stories of Shapeshifting Women SIGNED, Sharon Blackie

Foxfire, Wolfskin and Other Stories of Shapeshifting Women SIGNED, Sharon BlackieNew Paperback Charged with possibility and power, this memorable collection is an extraordinary immersion into the bodies and voices, mindscapes and landscapes, of the shapeshifting women of our native folklore. Drawing on myth and fairy tales found across Europe from Croatia to Sweden, Ireland to Russia, these stories are about coming to terms with our animal natures, exploring the ways in which we might renegotiate our fractured relationship with

it seemed too ridiculous to take seriously

It was Jane Cooper's passion for knitting that led her to discover the world of rare-breed sheep and their wool

and reveal the high crimes and misdemeanours committed in pursuit of rare and valuable manuscripts

His air of dignity

Tolkien aspired to be a poet in the first instance

In near fine condition

through his reading of philosophers

When she was finally diagnosed with two chronic conditions in her thirties

and whether such active planetary systems might host life

jealously guarded by private collectors

describing the rich commodities

With the warmth and wonder familiar to readers from his previous books