On the Edge of a Dream: The Women of Celtic Myth and Legend [Paperback]

Jennifer Heath (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1998

Exerting all the primal pull of great storytelling, these haunting and lyrical tales activate ancient memories buried deep within our collective unconscious. From the sea goddess Fand to Cerridwen who can change her shape at will to the great warrior Queen Creidne, the women of Celtic literature are here celebrated for their ingenuity, spirit, physical courage, and deep instinctual nature. Featuring startling transformations and sweet revenge, bawdy humor and melancholy lyricism, the tales gathered in this collection celebrate primal female experience and the deep reverence the Celts had for all natural phenomenon.
• Celtic myth, Celtic spirituality, and Celtic history are all extremely popular now.
• This is the only book available which focuses on the women of Celtic myth and legend.
• Published in March, in time for St. Patrick's Day promotions.
• Powerful female archetypes will appeal to audience for Clarissa Pinkola Estes' Women Who Run With the Wolves.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Plume; Second Printing edition (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452279380
• ISBN-13: 978-0452279384
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,618,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book was terrific!, April 11, 1998

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This review is from: On the Edge of a Dream: The Women of Celtic Myth and Legend (Paperback)

This book, "On the Edge of a Dream," was by far the best Celtic mythology book I have ever read. For once, there is an author out there discussing the ancient Celtic peoples who is neither dry and too scholary nor too New Agey. Jennifer Heath approaches each one of these fifteen stories with wit and humor. I highly reccomend this book to anyone who enjoyed "Women Who Run With the Wolves" by another author, this book is in the same vein. The only negative thing I found about "On The Edge of Dream" was that it was too short. I wanted her to continue to tell even more stories.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Bold retelling of 15 Celtic tales, February 10, 2000

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A. Bonacquisti (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On the Edge of a Dream: The Women of Celtic Myth and Legend (Paperback)

Jennifer Heath has covered new territory within the pages of her most fantastic book. Instead of penning another tired re-retelling of the Christian version of the 15 tales included among the pages, she dared to employ the combination of ten plus years of research with imagination and remembrance.

On The Edge Of Dream spotlights the women of the Celts as equals among their male counterparts, both in their ferocity and their love, but never in a feministic tone. And yes, a couple of the characters in her book actually engage(never explicitly) in that most wonderful of humane motion...sex!

If you're at all interested in gaining a new perspective on Celtic tradition, read this book, you will not be disappointed.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What an awesome book!, November 2, 1999

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Jennifer M. Rowland "white_wave" (OHIO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On the Edge of a Dream: The Women of Celtic Myth and Legend (Paperback)

This book was just awesome! I couldn't put it down. She was factual and gave the reader a chance to enter another world. The 15 stories in this book are of no compare. I recommend this to anyone who wants to know about the women of Celtic myth. She told the stories with such magic I felt as if I were there.