Wintering the power of rest and retreat in difficult times

"An intimate, revelatory book exploring 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...

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Main Author: May, Katherine (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Riverhead Books, 2020.
Edition:First American edition.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references. 
505 0 |a September. Indian Summer -- October. Making ready ; Hot water ; Ghost stories -- November. Metamorphosis ; Slumber -- December. Light ; Midwinter ; Epiphany -- January. Darkness ; Hunger -- February. Snow ; Cold Water -- March. Survival ; Song -- Late March. Thaw. 
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