{"product_id":"9781529931563","title":"Cunning Folk : Life in the Era of Practical Magic","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Stanmore, Tabitha\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEuropean history\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 29 May 2025 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 197 x 20 | 206g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCunning 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharming, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54934678241604,"sku":"9781529931563","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9781529931563.jpg?v=1754909562","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.com\/products\/9781529931563","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}