Spider Stories: My Journey from Phobia to Fascination
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This is a book about spiders and arachnophobia. With a touch of humour, deep curiosity and an artist's eye the author examines her phobia and the object of her fear. What is a spider? What makes these eight-legged creatures so scary? To understand her own reactions to spiders better she describes her past and present encounters with them. The story takes her back to her childhood in Norway and the USA, to holidays in Spain and Portugal, to travels around Australia, and to her relocation in Tasmania. She focuses on Australian spiders while including fine examples of these astonishing creatures from elsewhere.
Author: Hildegunn Hodne
Format: Paperback, 176 pages, 152mm x 229mm
Published: 2022, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Australia
Genre: Popular Psychology
Description
This is a book about spiders and arachnophobia. With a touch of humour, deep curiosity and an artist's eye the author examines her phobia and the object of her fear. What is a spider? What makes these eight-legged creatures so scary? To understand her own reactions to spiders better she describes her past and present encounters with them. The story takes her back to her childhood in Norway and the USA, to holidays in Spain and Portugal, to travels around Australia, and to her relocation in Tasmania. She focuses on Australian spiders while including fine examples of these astonishing creatures from elsewhere.
Spider Stories: My Journey from Phobia to Fascination