{"product_id":"9781529931563","title":"Cunning Folk : Life in the Era of Practical Magic by Tabitha Stanmore","description":"Cunning Folk transports us to a time when magic was used to solve life's day-to-day problems - as well as some of deadly importance.   `A brilliant book, written with wit and vigour' MALCOLM GASKILL, author of The Ruin of All Witches`Absolutely fascinating' IAN MORTIMER, author of The Time-Traveller's Guide to Medieval EnglandIt's 1600 and you've lost your precious silver spoons, or maybe they've been stolen. Perhaps your child has a fever. Or you're facing trial. Maybe you're looking for love or escaping a husband. What do you do? In medieval and early modern Europe, your first port of call might well have been cunning folk: practitioners of magic who were a common, even essential part of daily life, at a time when the supernatural was surprisingly mundane.   Charming, thought-provoking and based on original research, Cunning Folk is an immersive reconstruction of a bygone world by an expert historian, as well as a commentary on the beauty and bafflement of being human.   `I adore Cunning Folk. A truly fascinating and human book' Ruth Goodman, author of How To Be a Tudor`Packed with vivid historical anecdotes, this is an intriguing insight into the magical lives of past people and the history of our own superstitions today' Marion Gibson, author of Witchcraft`Fascinating . . . opens a window into another world' Tracy Borman, author of Anne Boleyn \u0026amp; Elizabeth I`Full of such magical tips and colourful vignettes . . . crackles with incident' Kate Maltby, Financial Times`Spirited and richly detailed' New York Times\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55206417891701,"sku":"9781529931563","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529931563_bdf3aaf7-25ed-4b44-bead-593370abbbb1.jpg?v=1748097178","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781529931563","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}