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A child evacuated to the countryside during the second world war discovers a book of Norse myths and is drawn into the story of the fall of Odin, Thor et al. Mostly women, black and British, they tell the stories of their families, friends and lovers, across the country and through the years.

All my women militate.” Her poems Random Access Man and Princess-in-Exile imagine a different version of Sita, the long-suffering wife of Rama, who is central in the epic poem the Ramayana. Her sister, Ayoola, is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic.

Entertainment Magpie Limited t/a Music Magpie is registered in England and Wales No 06277562. Why settle for mere mortal excellence when you could be living like a goddess? E. Foley & B. Coates Homepage . Teeming with life and crackling with energy, told through many distinctive voices, this novel follows the lives of 12 very different characters.

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The collection is unsettling, magical, transporting, unforgettable. 6. Back then, she firmly believed ‘the difficult bit’ was over and her 40s were going to be a doddle. take us on a colourful tour of ancient deities and legends through the prism of female power, sharing the mythical stories of 25 goddesses from every corner of the globe. It's very important that you give us the correct details, as otherwise you will not receive your payment schedule and any updated order information.

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Tired of being nice?Meet the Irish goddess The Morrigan, a regal renegade who doesn't care what anyone thinks of her. Caitlin Moran, Written by:

Gods Behaving Badly by Marie PhillipsThis is a joyfully comic modern-day novel where several Olympian gods and goddesses are now living in Hampstead (Aphrodite works on a sex chatline and Artemis is a dog-walker).

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Discover a new book every month selected and sent to you or as a gift by The Bookseller Crow. In the past Blodeuwedd has been taken as a cautionary tale about adultery, but to modern readers she appears as a floral rebel breaking free from male control. ), There are two definitions of the term – 1. a female deity, and 2. a woman who is powerfully attractive and beautiful.

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This 2007 translation by Sioned Davies is a fantastic contemporary version.

(Each to her own. But beneath the dry rivers and dead forests, a fiery myth is stirring from its sleep.

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From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. It’s a brilliantly strange metaphor for female beauty as an empty or hollow construct. Forbidden to leave her island, Isabella dreams of the faraway lands her cartographer father once mapped. Guided by an ancient map and her knowledge of the stars, Isabella navigates the island's dangerous Forgotten Territories. Why settle for mere mortal excellence when you could be living like a goddess? : Lessons in Being Legendary from Awesome Immortals Hardback by Elizabeth Foley , Beth Coates

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: Lessons in Being Legendary from Awesome Immortals: Foley, Elizabeth: Amazon.com.au: Books The Goddess Chronicle by Natsuo KirinoNatsuo Kirino has written several excellent crime novels and her feminist take on a creation story from the eighth-century Shinto text, the Kojiki, retells the story of the goddess Izanami.

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Lessons in Being Legendary from Awesome Immortals, investigates what we can learn from goddesses from all over the world. This book is the closest you can get to experiencing what it might really be like to be a goddess, with all its benefits and sacrifices. The mother goddess Frigg (from whose name we get Friday) is a key player (she makes a crucial mistletoe error; haven’t we all).

take us on a colourful tour of ancient deities and legends through the prism of female power, sharing the mythical stories of 25 goddesses from every corner of the globe.

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E. Foley and B. Coates show how the tales of these deities have been depicted by men over the centuries, revealing the ancient roots of toxic female stereotypes (the damsel in distress, the selfless mother, the tempting harlot). In this irreverent guide these fierce and fantastic deities will help you to stop apologising, keep your cool, embrace your body and get what you are owed. The Guardian Bookshop is the online bookshop for The Guardian and The Observer.

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When her best friend disappears, she's determined to be part of the search party. Note: Our refurbished grades - Pristine, Very Good and Good - are solely based on the cosmetic condition of the phone. Paradise is an endlessly thought-provoking novel, which swirls with themes that are pertinent to any discussion around goddesses: independent female power and the suspicion it raises, women’s archetypal roles and the tensions between religious traditions. - Olivia Colman Channel the …

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When they tangle with mortals Neil and Alice things go awry, as they often do when deities and humans mix. Byatt’s version is a little more faithful to the original account in the Icelandic Edda.

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Like many goddesses across different world religions, Izanami is a deity of both creation and destruction.

The first English translation was published in the 19th century by the linguist, go-getter and driver of the Welsh renaissance, Lady Charlotte Guest. My Kali kills. Faber and Faber is one of the last of the great independent publishing houses in London. The much-loved authors of What Would Boudicca Do?

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