In this book, Nadia Salem examines and questions the enduring relevance of the monomyth, or the hero's journey, for storytellers and their audiences.

In this book, Nadia Salem expands the standardized mythic quest of the hero's journey for storytellers to include the heroine's journey. By arguing that the former reflects coming of age while the latter coming of middle-age, Salem reveals how both are integral to depictions of fully developed characters.