{"product_id":"cunning-folk-by-tabitha-stanmore-9781529931563","title":"Cunning Folk","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpens a fascinating new window onto medieval and early modern life - a world where it's possible to meet the devil on the road, control the future through stars, and employ a fairy to help find gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCunning Folk\u003c\/em\u003e transports us to a time when magic was used to solve life's day-to-day problems - as well as some of deadly importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A brilliant book, written with wit and vigour'\u003c\/em\u003e – MALCOLM GASKILL, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ruin of All Witches\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Absolutely fascinating'\u003c\/em\u003e – IAN MORTIMER, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Time-Traveller's Guide to Medieval England\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharming, thought-provoking and based on original research, \u003cem\u003eCunning Folk\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I adore Cunning Folk. A truly fascinating and human book'\u003c\/em\u003e – Ruth Goodman, author of \u003cem\u003eHow To Be a Tudor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'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'\u003c\/em\u003e – Marion Gibson, author of \u003cem\u003eWitchcraft\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Fascinating . . . opens a window into another world'\u003c\/em\u003e – Tracy Borman, author of \u003cem\u003eAnne Boleyn \u0026amp; Elizabeth I\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Full of such magical tips and colourful vignettes . . . crackles with incident'\u003c\/em\u003e – Kate Maltby, Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Spirited and richly detailed'\u003c\/em\u003e – New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853535531244,"sku":"9781529931563","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19737353482732.jpg?v=1759207337","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/cunning-folk-by-tabitha-stanmore-9781529931563","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}