The Woman who Loved an Octopus and other Saint's Tales: and Other Saints' Tales

Description: The Woman who Loved an Octopus and other Saint's Tales by Imogen Rhia Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A collection of stories, based on the lives and legends of thirteen Celtic women saints from the first millennium. Publisher Description The "The Woman Who Loved an Octopus" is an inspired collection of stories, based on the lives and legends of thirteen Celtic women saints from the first millennium. The legends, some well-known, others almost forgotten, are told in a clear, assertive and memorable way. These stories are not historical tracts or faithful retellings: often Herrad selects elements of a myth as the framework within which to construct a new story, flooding the old with a fresh or rediscovered meaning. Roughly half are set in the present, the rest in the saints time, a mix that frees the narratives from anachronism by faithfulness to the spirit of the original. They revive an early world of saints often far from saintly by current definitions. Nor are they archetypal, ranging from a Gods strongest woman circus act to a Marian evangelist, teenagers leaving home, or girls escaping marriage, rape, death, self-harm, or the life of a nun. Herrad intently and imaginatively explores the interface between the physical, sexual, spiritual and mystical, in ancient and modern worlds. Her saints, often in flight from persecution, closely inhabit the world of nature.And her retellings often reclaim women seen as victims and martyrs, as strong survivors - as indicated by their status as saints. Her contemporary interpretations are hugely inventive. Some follow the original legends, as with Madrun, the daughter of King Gwyrtheryn, who apparently invited the Saxons into Britain to the Picts. This transmutes into a story of escape from an eastern European war zone. Others stories are more free: St Non was raped in legend and expelled form her convent for sexual incontinence. She later founded convents, but in Herrads version the victim extracts a physical rather than spiritual revenge. Author Biography Imogen Herrad is a German freelance broadcaster based in London and Berlin, who learned Welsh while living in Ceredigion. She has had short stories published in Wales and Canada. Details ISBN 1854114425 ISBN-13 9781854114426 Title The Woman who Loved an Octopus and other Saint's Tales Author Imogen Rhia Format Paperback Year 2007 Pages 148 Publisher Poetry Wales Press GE_Item_ID:136589567; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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