Katherine May

THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING, LIFE-CHANGING PHENOMENON – SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A beautiful, gentle exploration of the dark season of life and the light of spring that eventually follows' – RAYNOR WINN'Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself' – ELIZABETH GILBERTStunning new hardback special edition of the life-affirming, bestselling balm for the soulWintering is a comforting meditation on the fallow periods of life, times when we must retreat to care for and repair ourselves. Katherine May thoughtfully shows us how to come through these times with the wisdom of knowing that, like the seasons, our winters and summers are the ebb and flow of life. A moving personal narrative interwoven with lessons from literature, mythology and the natural world, May's story offers instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat. Illumination emerges from many sources: solstice celebrations and dormice hibernation, C. S. Lewis and Sylvia Plath, swimming in icy waters and sailing arctic seas. Wintering invites us to change how we relate to our own fallow times. May models an active acceptance of sadness and finds nourishment in deep retreat, joy in the hushed beauty of winter, and encouragement in understanding life as cyclical, not linear. A secular mystic, May forms a guiding philosophy for transforming the hardships that arise before the ushering in of a new season.‘A book for the soul’ – CAITLIN MORAN'Absolutely beautiful' – CHERYL STRAYED

THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING, LIFE-CHANGING PHENOMENON – SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A beautiful, gentle exploration of the dark season of life and the light of spring that eventually follows' RAYNOR WINN'My favourite book of the last five years' CAITLIN MORANWintering is a poignant and comforting meditation on the fallow periods of life, times when we must retreat to care for and repair ourselves. Katherine May thoughtfully shows us how to come through these times with the wisdom of knowing that, like the seasons, our winters and summers are the ebb and flow of life. A moving personal narrative interwoven with lessons from literature, mythology and the natural world, May's story offers instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat. Illumination emerges from many sources: solstice celebrations and dormice hibernation, C. S. Lewis and Sylvia Plath, swimming in icy waters and sailing arctic seas. Ultimately Wintering invites us to change how we relate to our own fallow times. May models an active acceptance of sadness and finds nourishment in deep retreat, joy in the hushed beauty of winter, and encouragement in understanding life as cyclical, not linear. A secular mystic, May forms a guiding philosophy for transforming the hardships that arise before the ushering in of a new season.'Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself' ELIZABETH GILBERT'Absolutely beautiful' CHERYL STRAYED

Por la autora best seller de The New York Times por su libro Invernando, llega una invitaci n a redescubrir nuestro sentimiento de asombro por la vida. Muchos de nosotros nos sentimos atrapados en una rutina basada en el cambio constante: ciclos de malas noticias, el parloteo incesante de las redes sociales, nuestras familias divididas... Nos sentimos temerosos y cansados, al borde de nuestro cuerpo, sin saber detectar muy bien qu es lo que nos tiene perpetuamente agotados. Para Katherine May, este murmullo de fatiga y ansiedad constante le hizo preguntarse qu era aquello que se estaba perdiendo. Podr a haber una forma diferente de relacionarse con el mundo, una que le permitiera sentirse m s descansada y tranquila, incluso cuando se desarrollan cambios s smicos en el planeta? Habr a alguna forma de que todos nos movi ramos por la vida con curiosidad y ternura, sensibilizados y alineados con la sutil magia que nos rodea? En Encantamiento, May invita al lector a acompa arla en un viaje para despertar nuestro sentido innato de asombro. Con humor, franqueza y calidez, comparte historias de sus propias luchas con el trabajo, la familia y las secuelas de la pandemia, en particular los sentimientos abrumadores a medida que el mundo se apresura a volver a la rutina. Anhelando una forma diferente de vivir, May comienza a explorar las propiedades restauradoras del mundo natural, movi ndose a trav s de los elementos de la tierra, el agua, el fuego y el aire e identificando los silenciosos rastros de magia que se pueden encontrar solo cuando buscamos. A trav s de la atenci n y del ritual deliberados, la autora encuentra una relaci n m s esperanzadora y una reconexi n tranquila con el mundo que la rodea. Combinando lirismo y narraci n, sensibilidad y empat a, Encantamiento nos invita a cada uno de nosotros a abrir la puerta a la experiencia humana en toda su complejidad sensual y a encontrar la belleza que nos espera en la vida misma ENGLISH DESCRIPTION #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the New York Times-bestselling author of Wintering, an invitation to rediscover the feeling of awe and wonder available to us all. Many of us feel trapped in a grind of constant change: rolling news cycles, the chatter of social media, our families split along partisan lines. We feel fearful and tired, on edge in our bodies, not quite knowing what has us perpetually depleted. For Katherine May, this low hum of fatigue and anxiety made her wonder what she was missing. Could there be a different way to relate to the world, one that would allow her to feel more rested and at ease, even as seismic changes unfold on the planet? Might there be a way for all of us to move through life with curiosity and tenderness, sensitized to the subtle magic all around? In Enchantment, May invites the reader on a journey to reawaken our innate sense of wonder and awe. With humor, candor, and warmth, she shares stories of her own struggles with work, family, and the aftereffects of the pandemic, particularly feelings of overwhelm as the world rushes to reopen. Craving a different way to live, May begins to explore the restorative properties of the natural world, moving through the elements of earth, water, fire, and air and identifying the quiet traces of magic that can be found only when we look for them. Through deliberate attention and ritual, she unearths the potency and nourishment that come from quiet reconnection with our immediate environment. Blending lyricism and storytelling, sensitivity and empathy, Enchantment invites each of us to open the door to the human experience in all its sensual complexity, and to find the beauty waiting for us there.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'It will do your soul good to read this.' NIGELLA LAWSONA balm for our times from the internationally bestselling author of Wintering. Our sense of enchantment is not only sparked by grand things. The awe-inspiring, the numinous, is all around us, all the time. It is transformed by our deliberate attention. The magic is of our own conjuring.'A total joy . . . Thoughtful, patient and beautifully written, like walking with a friend as dusk settles, this is the book your soul needs right now.'CARIAD LLOYD'Beautifully written.'PHILIPPA PERRYFeeling bone-tired, anxious and overwhelmed by the rolling news cycle and the pandemic age, Katherine May seeks to unravel the threads of a life wound too tightly. Could there be another way to live - one that feels more meaningful, more grounded in the places beneath our feet? One that would allow us to feel more connected, more rested and at ease, even as seismic changes unfold on the planet? Craving a different path, May explores the restorative properties of the natural world and begins to rekindle her sense of wonder. It is a journey that takes her from sacred wells to wild moors, from cradling seas to starfalls. Through deliberate attention and ritual, she finds nourishment and a more hopeful relationship to the world around her. Enchantment is an invitation to each of us to experience life in all its sensual complexity and to find the beauty waiting for us there. Katherine May's book Enchantment was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 10-03-2023

En lika personlig, vacker som meditativ bok om varför det är så viktigt för oss människor att vila, återhämta och reparera oss i livets svåra stunder. Katherine May tar oss med på sin egen resa som börjar en indiansommar när hon förlorar jobbet och hennes man plötsligt blir sjuk. Vi får följa med genom höstens och vinterns månader och hon visar med insikt och eftertanke hur vi kan ta oss igenom de tuffaste perioderna av sorg, kris och utmaningar. Likt årstiderna har vi våra egna mörka och ljusa tider livets ebb och flod. Vi behöver både och. Vi lever i ett överexponerat tidevarv som orsakar psykisk ohälsa. Att bromsa är viktigare än någonsin. Övervintring är en hyllad, prisad och välskriven memoar som lär oss hur vi kan bejaka och ge plats till både topparna och dalarna och komma ut på andra sidan med ny kraft. "När jag såg att båda mina favoritförfattare Elizabeth Gilbert och Cheryl Strayed hyllade den unisont började jag läsa och föll direkt. Övervintring är en oerhört vacker och viktig bok för alla som längtar efter att bromsa livet en stund." Carina Nunstedt, förläggare Yourlife Books Katherine May är den bästsäljande författaren bakom Övervintring vikten av vila och återhämtning i livets svåra stunder och boken The Electricity of Every Living Thing, en memoir om att leva med autism. Hon har även skrivit flera romaner och essäer och som journalist publicerats i en rad framstående tidningar, som New York Times och The Observer. Hon bor i Whitstable i södra England tillsammans med sin man, son, tre katter och en hund.

Det här är boken din själ behöver just nu. Ny bok av den internationellt bästsäljande författaren till Övervintring! Jag har förlorat en del av min grundläggande kunskap, en elementär mänsklig förmåga. Jag behöver hitta ett bättre sätt att ta mig fram genom livet. Jag vill bli förtrollad igen. Känner du dig också in i märgen trött, ångestfylld och överväldigad av detta skrämmande tidevarv? Kan det finnas ett annat sätt att leva mer meningsfyllt, mer grundat under våra fötter? Ett sätt som tillåter oss att känna oss närmare både oss själva och varandra, lugnare, mindre stressade, trots att planeten drabbas av den ena katastrofen efter den andra. Hur kan vi ta hjälp av naturens helande, återhämtande egenskaper och tända livsgnistan på nytt? Förtrollning är en bok som är som balsam för vår tid. Vår känsla av förtrollning väcks inte bara av det storslagna. Överallt runt omkring oss, hela tiden, kan vi slå upp den andliga dörren till vårt inre. Nyckeln är vår medvetna närvaro. Magin som framkallas av oss själva. Katherine May försöker reda ut livets trådar som har snärjts alldeles för tajt omkring oss. På jakt efter en annan väg utforskar hon naturens återhämtande egenskaper och tänder livsgnistan på nytt återuppväcker en känsla av förtrollning. Resan tar henne från heliga brunnar till vilda hedar, från gungande hav till stjärnfall. Genom medveten närvaro och olika slags ritualer, finner hon ny näring och en mer hoppfull relation till världen runt omkring. Förtrollning bjuder in var och en av oss att uppleva livet i sin mest sensuella komplexitet och hitta allt det vackra som väntar på oss. En total glädje Eftertänksamt, tålmodigt och vackert skrivet, som att promenera med en vän när skymningen sänker sig. Det här är boken din själ behöver just nu. Cariad Llyod Övervintring hyllningar: Veckans bok - Monica Lindgren i Go kväll "Det här är boken vi alla behöver under livets mörka perioder. Det är vacker, ögonöppnande och trösterik läsning!" Helena, Månadens Bok "Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself." Elizabeth Gilbert"Absolutely beautiful." Cheryl Strayed

From the internationally bestselling author of Wintering comes this balm for anxious times and an invitation to rediscover the feelings of awe and wonder available to us all.

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER "When I tell you that I dogeared almost every page in this book, I'm telling God's honest truth. I didn't know how much I needed someone else to validate what I was going through. The sense that I had lost my curiosity, my imagination, my ability to make meaning." - NPR Morning Edition host Rachel Martin "Such a teacher for every single person who is trying to live closer to who they were born to be and not who the world tamed them to be." - New York Times bestselling author Glennon Doyle on We Can Do Hard Things "I love Katherine May's new book, Enchantment.... It's a beautiful offering of light, truth and charm in these strange, dark times." - New York Times bestselling author Anne Lamott "Katherine May gave so many of us language and vision for the long communal 'wintering' of the last years. Welcome this beautiful meditation for the time we've now entered. I cannot imagine a more gracious companion. This book is a gift." - New York Times bestselling author Krista Tippett "Gentle inspiration for those who feel exhausted or helpless... May shows how paying deliberate attention to what's around us can surprise us with insights and reveal new connections that deepen our appreciation for the world." - Washington Post From the New York Times-bestselling author of Wintering, an invitation to rediscover the feelings of awe and wonder available to us all Many of us feel trapped in a grind of constant change: rolling news cycles, the chatter of social media, our families split along partisan lines. We feel fearful and tired, on edge in our bodies, not quite knowing what has us perpetually depleted. For Katherine May, this low hum of fatigue and anxiety made her wonder what she was missing. Could there be a different way to relate to the world, one that would allow her to feel more rested and at ease, even as seismic changes unfold on the planet? Might there be a way for all of us to move through life with curiosity and tenderness, sensitized to the subtle magic all around? In Enchantment, May invites the reader to come with her on a journey to reawaken our innate sense of wonder and awe. With humor, candor, and warmth, she shares stories of her own struggles with work, family, and the aftereffects of pandemic, particularly feelings of overwhelm as the world rushes to reopen. Craving a different way to live, May begins to explore the restorative properties of the natural world, moving through the elements of earth, water, fire, and air and identifying the quiet traces of magic that can be found only when we look for them. Through deliberate attention and ritual, she unearths the potency and nourishment that come from quiet reconnection with our immediate environment. Blending lyricism and storytelling, sensitivity and empathy, Enchantment invites each of us to open the door to human experience in all its sensual complexity, and to find the beauty waiting for us there.

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER "When I tell you that I dogeared almost every page in this book, I'm telling God's honest truth. I didn't know how much I needed someone else to validate what I was going through. The sense that I had lost my curiosity, my imagination, my ability to make meaning." - NPR Morning Edition host Rachel Martin "Such a teacher for every single person who is trying to live closer to who they were born to be and not who the world tamed them to be." - New York Times bestselling author Glennon Doyle on We Can Do Hard Things "I love Katherine May's new book, Enchantment.... It's a beautiful offering of light, truth and charm in these strange, dark times." - New York Times bestselling author Anne Lamott "Katherine May gave so many of us language and vision for the long communal 'wintering' of the last years. Welcome this beautiful meditation for the time we've now entered. I cannot imagine a more gracious companion. This book is a gift." - New York Times bestselling author Krista Tippett "Gentle inspiration for those who feel exhausted or helpless... May shows how paying deliberate attention to what's around us can surprise us with insights and reveal new connections that deepen our appreciation for the world." - Washington Post From the New York Times-bestselling author of Wintering, an invitation to rediscover the feelings of awe and wonder available to us all Many of us feel trapped in a grind of constant change: rolling news cycles, the chatter of social media, our families split along partisan lines. We feel fearful and tired, on edge in our bodies, not quite knowing what has us perpetually depleted. For Katherine May, this low hum of fatigue and anxiety made her wonder what she was missing. Could there be a different way to relate to the world, one that would allow her to feel more rested and at ease, even as seismic changes unfold on the planet? Might there be a way for all of us to move through life with curiosity and tenderness, sensitized to the subtle magic all around? In Enchantment, May invites the reader to come with her on a journey to reawaken our innate sense of wonder and awe. With humor, candor, and warmth, she shares stories of her own struggles with work, family, and the aftereffects of pandemic, particularly feelings of overwhelm as the world rushes to reopen. Craving a different way to live, May begins to explore the restorative properties of the natural world, moving through the elements of earth, water, fire, and air and identifying the quiet traces of magic that can be found only when we look for them. Through deliberate attention and ritual, she unearths the potency and nourishment that come from quiet reconnection with our immediate environment. Blending lyricism and storytelling, sensitivity and empathy, Enchantment invites each of us to open the door to human experience in all its sensual complexity, and to find the beauty waiting for us there.

I Overvintring fortæller Katherine May om sin personlige vinter, der begyndte med pludselig sygdom i familien og blev intensiveret af stress og tristhed. Mens livet føltes allermest kuldslået, lykkedes det Katherine at finde styrke og inspiration i de transformationer, som naturen går igennem for at overleve kulden. Og i de ældgamle traditioner, som i århundreder har hjulpet mennesker gennem den mørke tid. Overvintring er en smuk og poetisk erindringsbog, der hjælper os med at få glæde af naturens helende kræfter og omfavne de vintre, vi alle oplever i vores liv.

Un libro ntimo y revelador que explora las formas en que podemos cuidarnos y repararnos cuando la vida nos derriba. M S DE 250.000 EJEMPLARES VENDIDOS EN MENOS DE UN MES. A veces te escapas por las grietas: circunstancias imprevistas como una enfermedad repentina, la muerte de un ser querido, una ruptura o la p rdida del trabajo pueden descarrilar una vida. Estos per odos de dislocaci n pueden ser solitarios e inesperados. Para May, su esposo se enferm , su hijo dej de asistir a la escuela y sus propios problemas m dicos la llevaron a dejar un trabajo exigente. Invernando explora c mo ella no solo soport este doloroso momento, sino que aprovech las oportunidades singulares que le ofrec a. Una conmovedora narraci n personal repleta de lecciones de la literatura, la mitolog a y el mundo natural, la historia de May ofrece instrucci n sobre el poder transformador del descanso y el retiro. La iluminaci n surge de muchas fuentes: las celebraciones del solsticio y la hibernaci n del lir n, C. S. Lewis y Sylvia Plath, nadando en aguas heladas y navegando por los mares rticos. En ltima instancia, Invernando nos invita a cambiar la forma en que nos relacionamos con nuestros propios tiempos de barbecho. May modela una aceptaci n activa de la tristeza y encuentra alimento en un retiro profundo, alegr a en la belleza silenciosa del invierno y est mulo para entender la vida como c clica, no lineal. May, un m stico secular, forma una filosof a rectora para transformar las dificultades que surgen antes del inicio de una nueva temporada. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AS HEARD ON NPR MORNING EDITION AND ON BEING WITH KRISTA TIPPETT "Katherine May opens up exactly what I and so many need to hear but haven't known how to name." --Krista Tippett, On Being "Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself. . . . This is truly a beautiful book." --Elizabeth Gilbert "Proves that there is grace in letting go, stepping back and giving yourself time to repair in the dark... May is a clear-eyed observer and her language is steady, honest and accurate--capturing the sense, the beauty and the latent power of our resting landscapes." --Wall Street Journal An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding job. Wintering explores how she not only endured this painful time, but embraced the singular opportunities it offered. A moving personal narrative shot through with lessons from literature, mythology, and the natural world, May's story offers instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat. Illumination emerges from many sources: solstice celebrations and dormice hibernation, C. S. Lewis and Sylvia Plath, swimming in icy waters and sailing arctic seas. Ultimately Wintering invites us to change how we relate to our own fallow times. May models an active acceptance of sadness and finds nourishment in deep retreat, joy in the hushed beauty of winter, and encouragement in understanding life as cyclical, not linear. A secular mystic, May forms a guiding philosophy for transforming the hardships that arise before the ushering in of a new season.

En lika personlig, vacker som meditativ bok om varför det är så viktigt för oss människor att vila, återhämta och reparera oss i livets svåra stunder. Katherine May tar oss med på sin egen resa som börjar en indiansommar när hon förlorar jobbet och hennes man plötsligt blir sjuk. Vi får följa med genom höstens och vinterns månader och hon visar med insikt och eftertanke hur vi kan ta oss igenom de tuffaste perioderna av sorg, kris och utmaningar. Likt årstiderna har vi våra egna mörka och ljusa tider livets ebb och flod. Vi behöver både och. Vi lever i ett överexponerat tidevarv som orsakar psykisk ohälsa. Att bromsa är viktigare än någonsin. Övervintring är en hyllad, prisad och välskriven memoar som lär oss hur vi kan bejaka och ge plats till både topparna och dalarna och komma ut på andra sidan med ny kraft. "När jag såg att båda mina favoritförfattare Elizabeth Gilbert och Cheryl Strayed hyllade den unisont började jag läsa och föll direkt. Övervintring är en oerhört vacker och viktig bok för alla som längtar efter att bromsa livet en stund." Carina Nunstedt, förläggare Yourlife Books Katherine May är den bästsäljande författaren bakom Övervintring vikten av vila och återhämtning i livets svåra stunder och boken The Electricity of Every Living Thing, en memoir om att leva med autism. Hon har även skrivit flera romaner och essäer och som journalist publicerats i en rad framstående tidningar, som New York Times och The Observer. Hon bor i Whitstable i södra England tillsammans med sin man, son, tre katter och en hund.