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The Crone Zone

How to Get Older with Style, Nerve, and a Little Bit of Magic
By Nina Bargiel
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It's time to embrace your inner crone! Tap into the wisdom of age and learn how to take up space, do as you please, shake off expectations, and live life on your own terms. If you've been looking for permission and encouragement to stop clinging to... Read More
Format: Hardback
$4500

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A witty, empowering guide that helps women embrace aging with confidence, learn how to take up space, shake off expectations, and live life on their own terms.

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It's time to embrace your inner crone! Tap into the wisdom of age and learn how to take up space, do as you please, shake off expectations, and live life on your own terms.

If you've been looking for permission and encouragement to stop clinging to youth and propriety, The Crone Zone is here to help you step into your full bog witch power.

Following in the footsteps of role models from Strega Nona to Baba Yaga, you'll learn to access your innate crone energy through rituals, meditations, inspiration, and relatable advice from your crone guide. Learn to:

  • Pick the perfect caftan for every occasion
  • Embrace your grey hair—or dye it blue
  • Cultivate all-black houseplants
  • Make friends with a murder of crows
  • And more!

Featuring covetable illustrations, this beautiful book makes an ideal gift for milestone birthdays or big life changes. So put on your best black cloak, prepare a cauldron of your favourite beverage, and indulge in a hearty cackle, because life in The Crone Zone is good—and about to get better.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683694830

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Quirk Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Pam Wishbow

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 146.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 379g

Pages: 208

Collections

Happiness & Mental Health Health & Wellness Mindset & Self Help Motivation & Inspiration New Year, New You Nina Bargiel Non-Fiction Penguin Books Personal Development Philosophy & Psychology Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Nina Bargiel has spent most of her career writing for kids TV-if you ever heard Lizzie McGuire scream "I want a bra!" then you're already familiar with her work. She lives in the Midwest with a formerly feral tuxedo cat named Ron Swanson. Pam Wishbow is an illustrator and printmaker living in Seattle. When they're not not hunched over their drawing table, you'll find Pam befriending crows and and other urban wildlife.

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