{"product_id":"wintering-the-power-of-rest-and-retreat-in-difficult-times-hardcover","title":"Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatherine May\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE RUNAWAY \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - AS HEARD ON NPR \u003ci\u003eMORNING EDITION\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eON BEING\u003c\/i\u003e WITH KRISTA TIPPETT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Katherine May opens up exactly what I and so many need to hear but haven't known how to name.\" --Krista Tippett, \u003ci\u003eOn Being\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself. . . . This is truly a beautiful book.\" --Elizabeth Gilbert \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Proves that there is grace in letting go, stepping back and giving yourself time to repair in the dark...May is a clear-eyed observer and her language is steady, honest and accurate--capturing the sense, the beauty and the latent power of our resting landscapes.\" \u003ci\u003e--Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the bestselling author of the forthcoming book \u003ci\u003eEnchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age\u003c\/i\u003e, this is an intimate, revelatory exploration of the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eWintering\u003c\/i\u003e explores how she not only endured this painful time, but embraced the singular opportunities it offered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUltimately \u003ci\u003eWintering\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatherine May\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. A writer of both fiction and nonfiction, May has had journalism and essays appear in a range of publications including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London\u003ci\u003e), Good Housekeeping, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives by the sea in Whitstable, England and is an avid lover of the outdoors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43828569702486,"sku":"9780593189481","price":51.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/5138\/4918\/files\/cGVIbjRnc21XS2NiaEk5aGgrMDUrUT09.webp?v=1768909397","url":"https:\/\/www.sourceandsage.com\/products\/wintering-the-power-of-rest-and-retreat-in-difficult-times-hardcover","provider":"Source \u0026 Sage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}