[PDF] The Wise Womans Tale eBook

Author : Phillipa Bowers
Publisher : Piatkus
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 44,70 MB
Release : 2013-04-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1405520353

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Kate Barnes is fourteen years old when she first experiences the strange gifts she has inherited from her grandmother's side of the family. She has a vivid waking dream, a memory of an earlier life centuries before in the small Somerset village of Oakey Vale, when she was murdered by an angry mob who believed her to be witch. Her grandmother decides the time is right to reveal to Kate some family secrets, including the ancient cave which houses the family tomb, over which the beautiful figure of a woman formed out of the rocks stands watch. However, just as Kate is learning to develop her second sight, her further education with her grandmother is interrupted when her father insists she return to London. He is determined that Kate forgets her grandmother's teachings and get a job in order to help support their growing family. But, nothing will keep Kate from her destiny: to take her grandmother's place as local wise woman and guardian of the mysterious cave.

Author : George MacDonald
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 20,91 MB
Release : 2023-11-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :

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"A Double Story" by George MacDonald. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author :
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,35 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781563347474

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An old woman demonstrates the value of her age when she solves a warlord's three riddles and saves her village from destruction.

Author : Philippa Gregory
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 40,7 MB
Release : 2008-05-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 143910199X

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory weaves an unforgettable tale of a young woman’s sorcery and desire in Henry VIII’s England, where magic, lust, and power are forever intertwined. Growing up as an abandoned outcast on the moors, young Alys’ only company is her cruel foster mother, Morach, the local wise woman who is whispered to practice the dark arts. Alys joins a nunnery to escape the poverty and loneliness she has felt all her life, but all too soon her sanctuary is destroyed. King Henry VIII’s followers burn the holy place to the ground, and Alys only just manages to escape with her life, haunted by the screams of her sisters as they burned to death. She finds work in a castle not far from where she grew up as an old lord’s scribe, where she falls obsessively in love with his son Hugo. But Hugo is already married to a proud woman named Catherine. Driven to desperation by her desire, she summons the most dangerous powers Morach taught her, but quickly the passionate triangle of Alys, Hugo, and Catherine begins to explode, launching them into uncharted sexual waters. The magic Alys has conjured now has a life of its own—a life that is horrifyingly and disastrously out of control. Is she a witch? Since heresy means the stake, and witchcraft the rope, Alys is in mortal danger, treading a perilous path between her faith and her own power.

Author : Kathleen Ragan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 49,25 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780393045987

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Collects 100 tales from around the world, including Africa, Western Europe, Native American cultures, Asia, and the Middle East, that feature a heroine.

Author : George MacDonald
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,61 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781021230294

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Journey to a magical kingdom and discover the power of love, loyalty, and forgiveness with The Lost Princess. This timeless fairy tale, written by the beloved Scottish author George MacDonald, follows the adventures of a young man named Curdie as he rescues a lost princess from the clutches of evil goblins. With rich characters, vivid descriptions, and a profound moral message, this book is a classic of children's literature that has enchanted readers of all ages for generations. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Olympia Dukakis
Publisher : Barefoot Books
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 37,52 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781846860119

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When Heena came out of her house, Rainbow was waiting in her garden, glowing like a pearl in the light of the Blessing Moon.

Author : Gina Sorell
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 39,9 MB
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0063111861

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A Good Morning America Buzz Pick and one of Read With Jenna's Most Anticipated Books of 2022 "I laughed and shook my head in recognition as the three Wise women crashed through love relationships, terrible advice, and delightful moments of connection. The Wise Women is a smart and tender novel about how hard—and vital—it is to find the place where we belong." —Amanda Eyre Ward, New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters and The Lifeguards A witty and wildly enjoyable novel, set in New York City, about two adult daughters and their meddling advice columnist mother, for readers of Meg Wolitzer, Cathleen Schine, and Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney. Popular advice columnist Wendy Wise has been skillfully advising the women who write to her seeking help for four decades, so why are her own daughters’ lives such a mess? Clementine, the working mother of a six-year-old boy, has just discovered that she is actually renting the Queens home that she thought she owned, because her husband Steve secretly funneled their money into his flailing start-up. Meanwhile, her sister Barb has overextended herself at her architecture firm and reunited semi-unhappily with her cheating girlfriend. When Steve goes MIA and Clementine receives an eviction notice, Wendy swoops in to save the day, even though her daughters, who are holding onto some resentments from childhood, haven’t asked for her help. But as soon as Wendy sets her sights on hunting down her rogue son-in-law, Barb and Clementine quickly discover that their mother has been hiding more than a few problems of her own. As the three women confront the disappointments and heartaches that have accumulated between them over the years, they discover that while the future may look entirely different from the one that they’ve expected, it may be even brighter than they’d hoped.

Author : Steve Patterson
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 26,66 MB
Release : 2020-01-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780738765686

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Discover a wonderful collection of traditional 19th-century charms and spells from Old Joan, the wise woman at Boscastle's Museum of Witchcraft and Magic. Explore the stock and trade of the working witch through the ages as well as fascinating artefacts and magical techniques that were once features of life in the small villages of Devon and Cornwall in southwest England.

Author : George MacDonald
Publisher :
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 34,38 MB
Release : 1889
Category : Children's literature
ISBN :

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The Wise Woman: A Parable (1875) (Published also as "The Lost Princess: A Double Story"; or as "A Double Story".)The Lost Princess: A Double Story, first published in 1875 as The Wise Woman: A Parable, is a fairy tale novel by George MacDonald. The story describes how a woman of mysterious powers pays visits to two very different young girls: one a princess, the other a shepherd's daughter. It has been regarded as ahead of its time in its approach to parenting.