Name: Foxfire, Wolfskin and Other Stories of Shape-Shifting Women
ISBN: 9781910463680

Sharon Blackie

In her first work of fiction, the author of If Women Rose Rooted and The Enchanted Lifepens 12 stories of transforming women using myth, folklore, and fairy tales from British and Northern European traditions to build upon her radical eco-feminist message.

Foxfire, Wolfskin and Other Stories of Shape-Shifting Women

i enjoyed a couple of these stories, and i'm not really sure how i was supposed to read these in a feminist light, the author goes out of her way to lampshade her intentions with cringy passages about how men are the real monsters.

Aida Mateescu

laura cait driscoll 

I really loved the idea of this book but I’ll admit, I couldn’t fall in love with it straight away. Not all the writing styles worked for me. The stories themselves were easy to read but also impactful. The illustrations at the start gave you a brief teaser of what the next story will be about. 
The main think I loved about these versions of folk tales from Europe that it is compiled of strictly female-focused stories, highlighting feminine power as well as human interaction with nature - namely human’s disregard for animals and the environment. In almost all of the stories the female is at one with nature, whereas the male is at odds with it. 
I think if you love folk tales, especially the female interaction with nature this is definitely one for you.

Foxfire, Wolfskin and Other Stories of Shape-Shifting Women

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