The Bleeding Tree: A Pathway Through Grief Guided by Forests, Folk Tales and the Ritual Year

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Hollie Starling

The Bleeding Tree

A Pathway Through Grief Guided by Forests, Folk Tales and the Ritual Year

Hollie Starling

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Rider & Co
11 May 2023

Memoirs; Folklore, myths & legends; Coping with death & bereavement; Mind, Body, Spirit: thought & practice

A poignant memoir of one woman's journey through grief guided by nature, ritual and folk tales

It was the last of the ebbing days, the brink of the new season. It was the murky hours, the clove between sunset and sunrise. It was a tall tree with deep roots and it had been bleeding for a long while.

As summer falls into autumn, Hollie Starling is hit by the heart-stopping news that her father has died by suicide. Thrust into a state of 'grief on hard mode', Hollie feels underserved by current attitudes toward grief and so seeks another way through the dark.

Following her first year without her father, Hollie embraces her lifelong interest in folklore and turns to the healing power of nature, the changing seasons and the rituals of ancient communities. The Bleeding Tree is an unflinching year-zero guidebook to grief that shows us that by looking back to past traditions of bereavement we can all find our own way forward.

'Starling's account of family life is riveting and narrated with grace and honesty, counterpointing the personal with the mythic.' - Irish Times

By: Hollie Starling
Imprint: Rider & Co
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 144mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781846047411
ISBN 10: 1846047412
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 11 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hollie Starling is a Lincolnshire-born writer working in London. She is the author of The Bleeding Tree- A Pathway Through Grief Guided by Forests, Folktales and the Ritual Year. Her essays and short fiction have appeared in various print and online publications. Hollie runs the page Folk Horror Magpie on social media. Visit her website at holliestarling.com for updates.