{"product_id":"slay-ancient-legends-of-female-slayers-and-the-hidden-mythology-of-dragons","title":"Slay: Ancient legends of female slayers and the hidden mythology of dragons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThrough the threads of folklore, mythology, memoir, history and landscape, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNo Fair Maidens \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThese are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eno fair maidens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, but powerful warrioresses and animalistic beasts, snaking along the edges of watery places where we meet the otherworld in the shadows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs she uncovers the ancient myths hidden in the rugged landscapes of the British Isles, the stories of women like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eArianrhod\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMelusine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCerridwen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eawaken a forgotten power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e'This book is an act of excavation, and an act of remembering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHardback edition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deep Books Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63594132734282,"sku":null,"price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/3732\/0010\/files\/square-image_045388dc-cb02-44eb-82b0-87912ebd25c1.jpg?v=1789738229","url":"https:\/\/blackmoonbotanica.co.uk\/products\/slay-ancient-legends-of-female-slayers-and-the-hidden-mythology-of-dragons","provider":"Black Moon Botanica Edinburgh UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}