I was fifty-five when I finally stopped pretending.
What if real freedom isnt about reinventing yourself but about letting the woman you buried years ago grow wild again?
To the world, Jane Green had everything: bestselling novels, a beautiful home, the perfect family. Inside, she was disappearing, squeezed into the roles of wife, mother, provider, eternal people-pleaser while her marriage cooled, her children flew, and her own dreams gathered dust.
Then she stopped squeezing herself into shapes that didnt fit.
Rewilding is the raw, exhilarating story of what happened next. Of rediscovering the loud, messy, paint-splattered art student she once was. Of choosing meaningful friendships over obligation, creativity over perfection, and the truth over silence. Of learning messily and joyfully that home isnt a place you build for other people. Its the life you dare to live for yourself.
Part memoir, part battle cry, Rewilding is for any woman who has ever felt invisible in her own story. And its proof that surrender could be the most radical act of all and that the most powerful thing you can do is stop trying to be good, and start being free.
For readers of Glennon Doyle, Elizabeth Gilbert and Brene Brown
Who would you be if you stopped caring what anyone else thought?
Arvustused
Utterly inspiring and empowering Jennie Godfrey
'Ten shades of extraordinary Rosie Walsh
'I related to [ it] on a visceral level. Jane Greens most compelling heroine yet is herself' Cassidy Gard
'A gripping, vulnerable, page-turner of a memoir Deborah Copaken
Part wake-up call, part field guide, Rewilding is a brave, generous blueprint for changing your life Christina Baker Kline
Whatever this magic is, it worked on me Garance Doré
This is about getting lost and refusing to stay that way James Frey
Read this book. Then hand it to every woman you love Michelle Garside
The perfect slice of reinvention magic Rosie Nixon
Nourishing, radical, and impossible to put down Helen Marie
A must-read for anyone whos ever lost their way Paul Burston
For anyone whos ever looked in the mirror and wondered what if? this is a genuine MUST READ Gill Sims
My god this book is going to cause so many divorces Dawn OPorter
Utterly compulsive Louise Boyce
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Jane Green is the New York Times bestselling author of one cookbook (Good Taste), and nineteen novels, including the huge hits Jemima J., and The Beach House. With over ten million books in print in over twenty five languages, she is credited as being one of the founders of the genre, "chick lit".
She has had her own show on BBC Radio London, is a current storyteller for The Moth, was a correspondent for ABC News for the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, and is a regular guest on radio and television.
She has been featured in People, Newsweek, USA Today, Glamour, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph and Cosmopolitan amongst others, and lives in Connecticut with her husband, six children, 2 dogs, 5 cats, and 6 chickens.
Connect with Jane: www.janegreen.com
