What's your favorite fairy tale? Whether it's "Cinderella," "Beauty and the Beast," "Hansel and Gretel," or another story, your answer reveals something significant about you, your experiences, and your soul. In this penetrating book, Joan Gould brings to the surface the hidden meanings in fairy tales and myths, and illuminates what they can tell you about the stages in your own life. As Gould explores the transformations that women go through from youth to old age-leaving home and mother, the first experience of sexuality, the surprising ambivalence of marriage, the spiritual work required by menopause and aging-her keen observations will enrich your awareness of your inner life.
Full of archetypal figures known to us all, Spinning Straw into Goldalso includes stories from the lives of ordinary women that clarify the insights to be gained from the beloved tales that have been handed down from one generation to the next.

• We started tracking this book on December 25, 2010.
• This book was $9.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 55 times in the past 5,497 days.
• The current price of this book is $4.99 last checked 16 hours ago.
• The lowest price to date was $4.99 last reached on January 11, 2026.
• This book has been $4.99 4 times since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $14.99 last reached on May 4, 2025.
• This book has been $14.99 12 times since we started tracking it.
• This book is currently at its lowest price since we started tracking it.

• Literature & FictionLiterary CriticismSubjects & ThemesMythology & Folk Tales

• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 456 Pages
• File Size: 701 KB