1998
First Published
3.79
Average Rating
80
Number of Pages
A collection of folk stories related to the days of the week. A variety of cultures have contributed to the calendar we use today: they used the sun, the moon and the planets to measure time and the seasons, and the stories they invented about their gods and goddesses give each day of the week a special quality.
Avg Rating
3.79
Number of Ratings
28
5 STARS
36%
4 STARS
32%
3 STARS
14%
2 STARS
11%
1 STARS
7%
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Author
Cherry Gilchrist
Author · 8 books
Cherry Gilchrist is a lover of all things ancient and mysterious. Field research for her books has taken her into Russian forests, Silk Road Yurts and to meet stone heads on Easter Island. She has written books on alchemy, mythology, family history and personal relationships. Her latest book, The Circle of Nine relates nine feminine archetypes to everyday lives of women. Cherry has also run a vintage clothes shop, a Russian crafts gallery, taught creative writing and performed as an early music singer. She is a graduate of Cambridge University, and holds a post-graduate diploma from the University of Bath Spa. As a lecturer, she has given many talks at venues ranging from the Temenos Academy to the British Council, the Royal Academy, and the Queen Elizabeth II cruise liner. At present she lives in an estuary town in Devon, with her husband, artist Robert Lee-Wade and two black cats for luck. She has two grown-up children and two granddaughters. Find her at www.cherrygilchrist.co.uk and www.circleofnine.org
