“This book is an act of excavation, and an act of remembering.”

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As Kim Willis drifts from the traditional path of marriage and motherhood, she yearns for a new set of stories to light her way. Pulled towards the source of the Severn, she hears the whispers of ancient matriarchs: shape-shifting enchantresses, scaly nymphs and goddesses who once commanded our lands. These are no fair maidens, but powerful warrioresses and animalistic beasts, snaking along the edges of watery places where we meet the otherworld in the shadows.

As she uncovers the ancient myths hidden in the rugged landscapes of the British Isles, the stories of women like Arianrhod, Melusine and Cerridwen awaken a forgotten power.

Journeying from the Severn to Skye, Eryri to Northumberland, Kim discovers deep magic in the tales of old, unveiling forgotten truths about grief and healing, sisterhood and sexuality, fertility and freedom.

Through the threads of folklore, history and landscape, Kim identifies a better way of being for modern women, reweaving a mythic field that unpicks patriarchy by its roots. Remembering a vision for Britain where women are - and always were - a force of nature.

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