A Woven Woman

By Ann Martin Ridings

When her youngest son left home, Ann Martin Ridings felt the world shift. After raising five boys and the sacred daily rituals of care that goes with-noise, mess, smell, years of school, ER visits-as well as poignant conversations and growing milestones-she found herself lying on the couch amid crumbs, memories, and a sudden quiet.

"A Woven Woman" is a lyrical, hybrid memoir composed in a distinct style-a stream of diary, poem, essay and observation-held together by emotional and psychological through-lines rather than chronology. Introducing concepts like Saudade, Anamnesis, Phronesis, and Wabi Sabi, she uncovers motherhood, childhood, artistic identity, ancestral traces, and the hidden cartographies of a woman's life.

Tender, perceptive, and beautifully wrought, A Woven Woman reminds us that the stories we live-and the stories we revisit-give us the insight and tools to understand our woven selves; and from that understanding, we may weave a new life, choosing the warp and weft of our realized selves.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1971983993
• ISBN13: 9781971983998
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Tributaries Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"