Wild women<\/em> by Emily Hart.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\nYou know what the best thing about being 50 is that you almost don't care anymore (I mean, completely),<\/em> what others think of you. And that's probably why I spent so much time with the book Wild Women by Emilie Hart<\/strong><\/em>. Because this book is about women who go their own way \u2013 despite everything. And when I finished reading it, I realized that I was actually talking to myself. Or rather, to all the women who have ever felt that they should be \u201ekinder\u201c, calmer, more submissive \u2026 no no, really not \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n\n\n\nThree women, three centuries \u2013 and the same story<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Wild Women intertwines the fates of three women across centuries. Kate, pregnant and on the run from an abusive partner, seeks refuge in a cottage in Cumbria. Violet, a seventeen-year-old girl from the 1940s who rebels against what her family expects of her. And Altha \u2013 the 17th century, witch hunts, misunderstanding, fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three generations. One lineage.<\/a> And the same pattern - women who don't fit into the box that someone has prepared for them.<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhen I read Altha's chapters, it made me angry. The injustice, the cruelty... but at the same time - how familiar, isn't it? Then when I moved on to Violet and then Kate, I realized that not much had changed. Yes, we're not in danger of being burned today. But the pressure? The rejection? The mockery? The rejection when we're not "right" enough?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, we always have that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"A](\"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-photo-159333-159333-200x300.jpg\" "\\"A")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIt's not just a story - it's a mirror<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Look, I'm not the type to read feminist literature with a sloppy heart. But this book isn't violent, it's not a manifesto. It's just... honest. Hart isn't writing about how strong we should be\u2014she's writing about how strong we already are. We just may have forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Personally, I was most touched by Kate's story. The woman is pregnant, hurt, scared \u2013 and yet she manages to get up and move on. She doesn't wait for rescue. She finds her own path. And the contrast between her fragility and immense inner strength? That completely got me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Violet, I saw that desire for freedom, for doing things differently. And how her family tried to break her, because "a girl just has to obey". I'm sure I'm not the only one who knows this "too"! I read it and thought - how many girls have we lost like this? How many women submitted because there was no other way?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why read it now, at fifty?<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Because this is the age when we already know what we've accomplished. And what we could still accomplish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes we forget that we are strong. We think that we are "old," that our time has passed. That we should be happy with what we have and stop imagining things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But this book reminded me that that's not true! That strength isn't about age. It's about whether you can stand up to what wants to break you. And you can do that at twenty, forty - even fifty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wild women<\/strong><\/em> They're not just about women from the past. They're about us. About what we carry inside us. About the wildness we may have buried under a layer of obligations, expectations, and "that's just the way it's done.".<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe smell of old paper, silence and truth<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
I read it in the evening. It was dark outside, only a small lamp inside. I had to take a break sometimes \u2013 not because it was a bad book, but because it hurt. And it was warm at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It's the kind of book that makes you think. That doesn't leave you alone. Then when you wake up in the morning and realize \u2013 yes, something has changed. Maybe just a little. But it has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hart writes beautifully. It's harsh at times, sometimes excruciating, but it's never unnecessary. Every sentence has meaning. Every character has depth. And the connection between the three stories? Breathtaking.<\/a> When everything falls into place at the end, it gives you goosebumps.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo yeah \u2013 definitely read it. Wild women<\/em>.<\/strong> Not to become something else. But to remind yourself of who you already are. And that the power you have \u2013 it hasn\u2019t gone away. It\u2019s just waiting for you to reach for it or for you to need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrap yourself in a blanket (yes, it's autumn, so now until spring there will be blankets, candles, tea and coffee everywhere)<\/em>, open a book and leave the world outside. At least for a while. And then\u2026 then maybe you'll come back different. Wilder. And completely okay with everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Close-up](\"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-photo-46274-46274-300x199.jpg\" "\\"Wild")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nI take it this way: I'm not here to please everyone. \ud83d\udda4
I don't care what anyone thinks about me - I leave that to those who don't have their own lives.
I don't need dozens of friends, I'd rather have a few real ones than a bunch of fake ones.
And yes, I'm fine sitting alone - at least I know I'm in great company. \ud83d\ude0f\u2728
<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\u201e"A generational story of female resilience."\u201c <\/em><\/strong>\u2013The Guardian<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201e"A story about female determination, tenacity and the incredible power of Mother Nature."\u201c<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 knihkupec.net<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201e"A thoughtful and at times harrowing novel that skillfully blends historical fiction and modern feminism."\u201c <\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Kirkus Reviews<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three women, three centuries \u2013 and the same story<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Wild Women intertwines the fates of three women across centuries. Kate, pregnant and on the run from an abusive partner, seeks refuge in a cottage in Cumbria. Violet, a seventeen-year-old girl from the 1940s who rebels against what her family expects of her. And Altha \u2013 the 17th century, witch hunts, misunderstanding, fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three generations. One lineage.<\/a> And the same pattern - women who don't fit into the box that someone has prepared for them.<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhen I read Altha's chapters, it made me angry. The injustice, the cruelty... but at the same time - how familiar, isn't it? Then when I moved on to Violet and then Kate, I realized that not much had changed. Yes, we're not in danger of being burned today. But the pressure? The rejection? The mockery? The rejection when we're not "right" enough?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, we always have that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIt's not just a story - it's a mirror<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Look, I'm not the type to read feminist literature with a sloppy heart. But this book isn't violent, it's not a manifesto. It's just... honest. Hart isn't writing about how strong we should be\u2014she's writing about how strong we already are. We just may have forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Personally, I was most touched by Kate's story. The woman is pregnant, hurt, scared \u2013 and yet she manages to get up and move on. She doesn't wait for rescue. She finds her own path. And the contrast between her fragility and immense inner strength? That completely got me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Violet, I saw that desire for freedom, for doing things differently. And how her family tried to break her, because "a girl just has to obey". I'm sure I'm not the only one who knows this "too"! I read it and thought - how many girls have we lost like this? How many women submitted because there was no other way?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why read it now, at fifty?<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Because this is the age when we already know what we've accomplished. And what we could still accomplish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes we forget that we are strong. We think that we are "old," that our time has passed. That we should be happy with what we have and stop imagining things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But this book reminded me that that's not true! That strength isn't about age. It's about whether you can stand up to what wants to break you. And you can do that at twenty, forty - even fifty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wild women<\/strong><\/em> They're not just about women from the past. They're about us. About what we carry inside us. About the wildness we may have buried under a layer of obligations, expectations, and "that's just the way it's done.".<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe smell of old paper, silence and truth<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
I read it in the evening. It was dark outside, only a small lamp inside. I had to take a break sometimes \u2013 not because it was a bad book, but because it hurt. And it was warm at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It's the kind of book that makes you think. That doesn't leave you alone. Then when you wake up in the morning and realize \u2013 yes, something has changed. Maybe just a little. But it has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hart writes beautifully. It's harsh at times, sometimes excruciating, but it's never unnecessary. Every sentence has meaning. Every character has depth. And the connection between the three stories? Breathtaking.<\/a> When everything falls into place at the end, it gives you goosebumps.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo yeah \u2013 definitely read it. Wild women<\/em>.<\/strong> Not to become something else. But to remind yourself of who you already are. And that the power you have \u2013 it hasn\u2019t gone away. It\u2019s just waiting for you to reach for it or for you to need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrap yourself in a blanket (yes, it's autumn, so now until spring there will be blankets, candles, tea and coffee everywhere)<\/em>, open a book and leave the world outside. At least for a while. And then\u2026 then maybe you'll come back different. Wilder. And completely okay with everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nI take it this way: I'm not here to please everyone. \ud83d\udda4
I don't care what anyone thinks about me - I leave that to those who don't have their own lives.
I don't need dozens of friends, I'd rather have a few real ones than a bunch of fake ones.
And yes, I'm fine sitting alone - at least I know I'm in great company. \ud83d\ude0f\u2728
<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\u201e"A generational story of female resilience."\u201c <\/em><\/strong>\u2013The Guardian<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201e"A story about female determination, tenacity and the incredible power of Mother Nature."\u201c<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 knihkupec.net<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201e"A thoughtful and at times harrowing novel that skillfully blends historical fiction and modern feminism."\u201c <\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Kirkus Reviews<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIt's not just a story - it's a mirror<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Look, I'm not the type to read feminist literature with a sloppy heart. But this book isn't violent, it's not a manifesto. It's just... honest. Hart isn't writing about how strong we should be\u2014she's writing about how strong we already are. We just may have forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Personally, I was most touched by Kate's story. The woman is pregnant, hurt, scared \u2013 and yet she manages to get up and move on. She doesn't wait for rescue. She finds her own path. And the contrast between her fragility and immense inner strength? That completely got me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Violet, I saw that desire for freedom, for doing things differently. And how her family tried to break her, because "a girl just has to obey". I'm sure I'm not the only one who knows this "too"! I read it and thought - how many girls have we lost like this? How many women submitted because there was no other way?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why read it now, at fifty?<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Because this is the age when we already know what we've accomplished. And what we could still accomplish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes we forget that we are strong. We think that we are "old," that our time has passed. That we should be happy with what we have and stop imagining things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But this book reminded me that that's not true! That strength isn't about age. It's about whether you can stand up to what wants to break you. And you can do that at twenty, forty - even fifty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wild women<\/strong><\/em> They're not just about women from the past. They're about us. About what we carry inside us. About the wildness we may have buried under a layer of obligations, expectations, and "that's just the way it's done.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n I read it in the evening. It was dark outside, only a small lamp inside. I had to take a break sometimes \u2013 not because it was a bad book, but because it hurt. And it was warm at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It's the kind of book that makes you think. That doesn't leave you alone. Then when you wake up in the morning and realize \u2013 yes, something has changed. Maybe just a little. But it has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hart writes beautifully. It's harsh at times, sometimes excruciating, but it's never unnecessary. Every sentence has meaning. Every character has depth. And the connection between the three stories? Breathtaking.<\/a> When everything falls into place at the end, it gives you goosebumps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So yeah \u2013 definitely read it. Wild women<\/em>.<\/strong> Not to become something else. But to remind yourself of who you already are. And that the power you have \u2013 it hasn\u2019t gone away. It\u2019s just waiting for you to reach for it or for you to need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wrap yourself in a blanket (yes, it's autumn, so now until spring there will be blankets, candles, tea and coffee everywhere)<\/em>, open a book and leave the world outside. At least for a while. And then\u2026 then maybe you'll come back different. Wilder. And completely okay with everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201e"A generational story of female resilience."\u201c <\/em><\/strong>\u2013The Guardian<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201e"A story about female determination, tenacity and the incredible power of Mother Nature."\u201c<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 knihkupec.net<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201e"A thoughtful and at times harrowing novel that skillfully blends historical fiction and modern feminism."\u201c <\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Kirkus Reviews<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe smell of old paper, silence and truth<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nI take it this way: I'm not here to please everyone. \ud83d\udda4
I don't care what anyone thinks about me - I leave that to those who don't have their own lives.
I don't need dozens of friends, I'd rather have a few real ones than a bunch of fake ones.
And yes, I'm fine sitting alone - at least I know I'm in great company. \ud83d\ude0f\u2728
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