Banshee: Shed the Cloak of Control

By Kim Richelle

Book Overview

Banshee, Shed the Cloak of Control, is a mythological fairy tale written and illustrated with a clear message for adults. Artist/writer Kim Richelle tells the story of growing up in a beautiful and conservative small Michigan town. As a lifelong artist, Richelle struggled with her community's resistance to creative thought. The mythological Banshee represents her frustration. In the book, Banshee initially embodies self-hatred and adopts a view of negativity toward women others have instilled in her. The faerie Rue coaxes her to resist and shed the cloak of control, find a way to say "no more" to the status quo that causes self-hatred, silence, suppression.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0970425813
• ISBN13: 9780970425812
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Psykhe Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"