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The Writer's Way

A Complete Guide to Creative Writing with 40 Inspirational Projects

by Sara Maitland ...

The Writer's Way is a comprehensive and rewarding introduction to the art of creative writing. Its no-nonsense yet accessible tone and practical contents make it the perfect guide, whether you are a total beginner of you have started writing and are looking for friendly guidance to help develop your talent.Distinguished author Sara Maitland has an extensive background in teaching creative writing ... Read more

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The Writer's Way is a comprehensive and rewarding introduction to the art of creative writing. Its no-nonsense yet accessible tone and practical contents make it the perfect guide, whether you are a total beginner of you have started writing and are looking for friendly guidance to help develop your talent.Distinguished author Sara Maitland has an extensive background in teaching creative writing
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A Book Of Silence

by Sara Maitland ...

After a noisy upbringing as one of six children, and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, Sara Maitland began to crave silence. Over the past five years, she has spent periods of silence in the Sinai Desert and the Australian bush and on the Isle of Skye. She interweaves these experiences with the history of silence told through fairy tale and myth, Western and Eastern religious traditions, ... Read more

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After a noisy upbringing as one of six children, and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, Sara Maitland began to crave silence. Over the past five years, she has spent periods of silence in the Sinai Desert and the Australian bush and on the Isle of Skye. She interweaves these experiences with the history of silence told through fairy tale and myth, Western and Eastern religious traditions,
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Gossip from the Forest

The Tangled Roots of Our Forests and Fairytales

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Fairytales are one of our earliest and most vital cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient and primal landscapes . Both evoke a similar sensation in us - we find them beautiful and magical, but also spooky, sometimes horrifying. In this fascinating book, Maitland argues that the two forms are intimately connected: the mysterious secrets and silences, gifts and perils of the forests were ... Read more

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Fairytales are one of our earliest and most vital cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient and primal landscapes . Both evoke a similar sensation in us - we find them beautiful and magical, but also spooky, sometimes horrifying. In this fascinating book, Maitland argues that the two forms are intimately connected: the mysterious secrets and silences, gifts and perils of the forests were
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From the Forest

A Search for the Hidden Roots of our Fairytales

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An insightful, beautifully written study of how nature has influenced popular fairy tales like Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood—pairing 12 modern retellings with detailed histories of Northern European forests.Fairy tales are one of our earliest cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient landscapes. Both evoke similar sensations: At times, they are beautiful and magical, at others ... Read more

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An insightful, beautifully written study of how nature has influenced popular fairy tales like Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood—pairing 12 modern retellings with detailed histories of Northern European forests.Fairy tales are one of our earliest cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient landscapes. Both evoke similar sensations: At times, they are beautiful and magical, at others
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The Writer's Way

A Complete Guide to Creative Writing with 40 Inspirational Projects

by Sara Maitland ...

Whether you are a total beginner or looking to improve your skills, The Writer's Way offers clear and no-nonsense guidance on the art of creative writing.Award-winning author Sara Maitland is the perfect companion on this journey - providing practical advice and motivation to help hone your craft. Including 40 literary exercises for you to work through, this book will help you:• Decide on your ... Read more

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Whether you are a total beginner or looking to improve your skills, The Writer's Way offers clear and no-nonsense guidance on the art of creative writing.Award-winning author Sara Maitland is the perfect companion on this journey - providing practical advice and motivation to help hone your craft. Including 40 literary exercises for you to work through, this book will help you:• Decide on your
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Moss Witch

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*Featuring the Runner Up story of the 2009 BBC National Short Story Award*Listen to Sara Maitland discussing Moss Witch with Prof. Tara Shears on BBC Radio 4's Open Book with presenter Mariella Frostrup (scroll to 10 mins in).'She has built bridges that may tempt new minds across to science. How ingenious.' - The Guardian'Simply dazzling; my woodland walks will never be the same.' – New Scientist ... Read more

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*Featuring the Runner Up story of the 2009 BBC National Short Story Award*Listen to Sara Maitland discussing Moss Witch with Prof. Tara Shears on BBC Radio 4's Open Book with presenter Mariella Frostrup (scroll to 10 mins in).'She has built bridges that may tempt new minds across to science. How ingenious.' - The Guardian'Simply dazzling; my woodland walks will never be the same.' – New Scientist
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True North

Selected Stories

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Princesses who never wanted to be rescued... debutantes who are unwilling to keep quiet about politics just to preserve their marriage prospects... fairy tale characters who question key motivations in their own, now-famous stories... The protagonists of Sara Maitland’s remarkable short fiction all seem to be bursting at the seams of their own characterisation, challenging our understanding of age ... Read more

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Princesses who never wanted to be rescued... debutantes who are unwilling to keep quiet about politics just to preserve their marriage prospects... fairy tale characters who question key motivations in their own, now-famous stories... The protagonists of Sara Maitland’s remarkable short fiction all seem to be bursting at the seams of their own characterisation, challenging our understanding of age
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A Big-Enough God

A Feminist's Search for a Joyful Theology

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A Big-Enough God continues the author's literary challenge by offering Christians a path for spiritual journey that encourages belief in a deity that is larger than our imagination. Free from the constraints of doctrine or ecclesiology, the author comes to her task, the joys of revelation, armed with a fresh feminist perspective. Writing as a Christian and a feminist, Maitland approaches the ... Read more

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A Big-Enough God continues the author's literary challenge by offering Christians a path for spiritual journey that encourages belief in a deity that is larger than our imagination. Free from the constraints of doctrine or ecclesiology, the author comes to her task, the joys of revelation, armed with a fresh feminist perspective. Writing as a Christian and a feminist, Maitland approaches the
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A Map of the New Country (RLE Women and Religion)

Women and Christianity

by Sara Maitland ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Women and Religion
Most feminists have turned away from the Christian churches, regarding both Catholicism and the protestant denominations as bastions of sexism and patriarchal oppression. However, Christian feminists committed to improving the position of Christian women and to the spiritual renewal of their respective churches are drawing inspiration for their struggles from the contemporary Women’s Movement. In ... Read more

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Most feminists have turned away from the Christian churches, regarding both Catholicism and the protestant denominations as bastions of sexism and patriarchal oppression. However, Christian feminists committed to improving the position of Christian women and to the spiritual renewal of their respective churches are drawing inspiration for their struggles from the contemporary Women’s Movement. In
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Bio-Punk

Stories from the Far Side of Research

by Sara Maitland, Sean O'Brien, Adam Marek ...

'Fascinating reading.' - Financial Times'An exhilarating read.' - The Short ReviewToby Litt's Bio-Punk story 'Call it ''The Bug'' Because I Have No Time to Think of a Better Title' short-listed for the 2013 Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award.Featuring:AUTHORS: Jane Feaver, Simon Ings, Annie Kirby, Toby Litt, Sara Maitland, Adam Marek, Gregory Norminton, Sean O’Br... ... Read more

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'Fascinating reading.' - Financial Times'An exhilarating read.' - The Short ReviewToby Litt's Bio-Punk story 'Call it ''The Bug'' Because I Have No Time to Think of a Better Title' short-listed for the 2013 Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award.Featuring:AUTHORS: Jane Feaver, Simon Ings, Annie Kirby, Toby Litt, Sara Maitland, Adam Marek, Gregory Norminton, Sean O’Br...
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Morphologies

by Ramsey Campbell, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Brian Aldiss, Stephen Baxter, Ali Smith, Jane Rogers, Sean O'Brien, Adam Roberts, Alison Macleod, Sara Maitland, Stuart Evers, Martin Edwards, Toby Litt ...

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A Book of Silence

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A personal and cultural exploration of silence and its value in our lives—"[an] artful book, mixing autobiography, travel writing, meditation, and essay" (Independent, UK).In her late forties, after a noisy upbringing as one of six children and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, Sara Maitland found herself living alone in the country and, to her surprise, falling in love with silence. In ... Read more

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A personal and cultural exploration of silence and its value in our lives—"[an] artful book, mixing autobiography, travel writing, meditation, and essay" (Independent, UK).In her late forties, after a noisy upbringing as one of six children and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, Sara Maitland found herself living alone in the country and, to her surprise, falling in love with silence. In
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