The Girl Who Would Be Free
by Ryan Holiday
A companion fable about a young girl, inspired by Epictetus's teaching on freedom, learning that freedom is inside her own choices. Same format as The Boy Who Would Be King.
Read it if…
you want the second Stoic fable, with a girl protagonist.
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Skip it if…
you have no young children.
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Three things you will actually use
- Freedom is inner first.
- Choices are always yours.
- Circumstances do not define you.
Do this first
Read it and ask your child what freedom means to them.
Our verdict
Companion Stoic fable.
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