Description

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A holistic guide for girls as they approach puberty—a celebration of our menstrual bodies and initiation to womanhood.

Reaching for the Moon is the girls’ version of Lucy H. Pearce’s bestselling Moon Time. Reaching for the Moon is for girls aged 9-14 as they anticipate and experience their body’s changes.

Beginning with an imaginary journey into the red tent, a traditional place of women’s wisdom, some of the gifts and secrets of womanhood are imparted in a gentle lyrical way, alongside practical advice.

Reaching for the Moon is a nurturing celebration of a girl’s transformation to womanhood and learning to care for herself through her menstrual cycle.
 

About the Author

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Lucy H. Pearce is the author of life-changing nonfiction books, including Nautilus Award winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her writing focuses on women’s healing through archetypal psychology, embodiment, historical awareness, and creativity.

An award-winning graduate in history of ideas with English literature from Kingston University and a PGCE from Cambridge University, Lucy lives in Cork, Ireland.
 

Praise For…

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"A must–read for all our daughters!"
—Melia Keeton–Digby, author of The Heroines Club and The Hero's Heart

"A beautiful, insightful book that every girl should have clenched to her heart... the most life–affirming gift you could offer."
—Wendy Cook, Founder, Mighty Girl Art

"For our daughters and their mothers, thank you."
—ALisa Starkweather, founder of the Red Tent Temple Movement