Description
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May is a beautifully crafted blend of memoir, nature observation, and cultural reflection that invites us to embrace life’s seasonal rhythms—especially when life feels frozen. May shares her own “winter”—marked by her husband’s sudden illness, her son’s educational upheaval, and her own health struggles—and demonstrates how these fallow periods can offer unexpected clarity and transformation.
Drawing inspiration from nature (like hibernating dormice and winter bees), folklore (such as the Gaelic Cailleach), and communal ritual (e.g. Stonehenge’s winter solstice), May uncovers how retreat and restoration are essential to growth. She shows us how the stark beauty of winter—bleak landscapes, icy mornings, and long nights—can become fertile ground for rest, reflection, creative renewal, and resilience.
Wintering challenges the myth of constant forward momentum. Instead, it champions the wisdom of pause, encouraging readers to slow down, nourish themselves, and lean into the stillness—trusted companion to renewal and preparation for the next season.
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