{"product_id":"courting-the-wild-twin-martin-shaw-9781603589505","title":"Courting the Wild Twin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Fabulous.' \u003c\/strong\u003eDan Richards, author of \u003cem\u003eHolloway\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Terrifically strange and thrilling.' \u003c\/strong\u003eMelissa Harrison, author of \u003cem\u003eAll Among the Barley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A modern-day bard.'\u003c\/strong\u003e Madeline Miller, author of \u003cem\u003eCirce\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a book of literary activism - an antidote to the shallow thinking that typifies our age. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCourting the Wild Twin\u003c\/em\u003e, acclaimed scholar, mythologist and author of \u003cem\u003eSmoke Hole\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBardskull\u003c\/em\u003e, Martin Shaw unravels two ancient European fairy tales concerning the mysterious 'wild twin' located deep inside all of us. By reading these tales and becoming storytellers ourselves, he challenges us to confront modern life with purpose, courage, and creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMartin summons the reader to the 'ragged edge of the dark wood' to seek out this estranged, exiled self - the part we generally shun or ignore to conform to societal norms - and invite it back into our consciousness. If there was something we were meant to do with our few, brief years on Earth, we can be sure that our wild twin is holding the key.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter all, stories are our secret weapons - and they might just save us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1603589503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781603589505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chelsea Green Publishing UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/26\/2020","brand":"Martin Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050300043519,"sku":"9781603589505","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db417c26-0a9f-4600-b81d-5581582ce46b.jpg?v=1685006420","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/courting-the-wild-twin-martin-shaw-9781603589505","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}