{"product_id":"tales-shirley-rickett-9798295794698","title":"Tales: Memoir \u0026 Poems of an American Woman and the Wisdom of Robert Bly","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShirley Wilson-Rickett has been published in over thirty journals, magazines, and anthologies the fifty-three years she has been writing and publishing. She lives and writes in Kansas City, Missouri with husband Charles and their rescue dog, AllieMo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the fairy tales you learned as a child were never meant to put you to sleep, but to wake you up?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Tales: Memoir \u0026amp; Poems of an American Woman, myth and memory collide in a spellbinding blend of poetry and lived experience. A girl raised in a family where her Uncle's spiritual exploration led him through many different religions grows into a woman who must untangle the stories she inherited, Cinderella, Demeter, chthonic dreams, and the whispers of ancestors, to understand the life she's built and the one she must reclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross these pages, rural childhoods, broken marriages, fierce motherhood, and the long shadow of addiction unfold beside the timeless wisdom of archetypal tales. Each chapter peels back another layer of what fairy stories really teach us: how to survive the dark woods, how to bargain with the monsters, and how to find our power when the world insists we have none.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with lyrical fire and disarming honesty, this book invites you into a journey of transformation, one that proves myth isn't an escape from real life, but the deepest way into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever wondered where your strength comes from, or why certain stories cling to your bones, this book will feel like coming home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shirley Rickett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295794698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shirley Rickett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Shirley Rickett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48517202837759,"sku":"9798295794698","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bee012a5-022b-450f-8115-f55e932157c5.jpg?v=1778730606","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tales-shirley-rickett-9798295794698","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}