Tetiana Bugai de Ridder’s Reviews > Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times > Status Update

came to Wintering expecting something between a memoir and gentle self-help—a meaningful exploration of difficult seasons in life. The first chapters actually promised that. When Katherine May writes about sudden personal changes and emotional disruption, the book feels intimate, grounded, and real.
But the further it goes, the more scattered it becomes. The narrative drifts into loosely connected reflections—old ch