I finished this yesterday, and I enjoyed it so much! Parker did such a great job of explaining the words, their origins, and how they connected to the greater cycles of holy days and seasons. It reminded me a lot of Hana Videen's The Word Hord, which I also enjoyed.
I loved your brilliant review Holly, the book sounds so fascinating and totally up my street. The quotes you feature are so evocative, it’s comforting to think about how people have been experiencing the same conditions throughout history, though of course we now have modern comforts which can take away some of the power. I feel so much more at ease when I think of myself as mirroring the season. I will certainly add this to my reading list xx
Thank you for your lovely comment - I’m glad you enjoyed the review! I think this is a book I will come back to time and time again, and I’m going to be using it to up-level my seasonal descriptions in my narrative writing on here so that it sounds more authentic to the period I’m writing about 🥰
I finished this yesterday, and I enjoyed it so much! Parker did such a great job of explaining the words, their origins, and how they connected to the greater cycles of holy days and seasons. It reminded me a lot of Hana Videen's The Word Hord, which I also enjoyed.
Isn’t it just such a beautiful book!
I’m glad you’ve recommended the Word Hord: I’ve got it saved in my wish list on Amazon because I have seen it so many times!
I loved your brilliant review Holly, the book sounds so fascinating and totally up my street. The quotes you feature are so evocative, it’s comforting to think about how people have been experiencing the same conditions throughout history, though of course we now have modern comforts which can take away some of the power. I feel so much more at ease when I think of myself as mirroring the season. I will certainly add this to my reading list xx
Thank you for your lovely comment - I’m glad you enjoyed the review! I think this is a book I will come back to time and time again, and I’m going to be using it to up-level my seasonal descriptions in my narrative writing on here so that it sounds more authentic to the period I’m writing about 🥰