**THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - AS HEARD ON NPR MORNING
EDITION AND ON BEING WITH KRISTA TIPPETT
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"Katherine May opens up exactly what I and so many need to hear but
haven't known how to name." --Krista Tippett, On Being
"Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself. . . . This is
truly a beautiful book." --Elizabeth Gilbert
"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." --Wall Street
Journal
From the bestselling author of the forthcoming book Enchantment:
Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age, this is an intimate, revelatory
exploration of the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life
knocks us down.
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.
Wintering explores how she not only endured this painful time, but
embraced the singular opportunities it offered.
A 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.
Ultimately Wintering 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.
