Cunning Folk: Life in the era of Practical Magic by Tabitha Stanmore.
A group of us enjoyed a trip up to Ely to attend this book talk arranged by Topping’s Books. Tabitha took us back to medieval times and introduced us to the idea of “cunning folk” and their use of practical magic to help people across society to solve life’s problems. In the conversation between Tabitha and a Topping’s Books facilitator as well as the Q and A session, we were treated to snippets of intriguing stories from the book and given an indication of the vast amount of research she had carried out in this area. A number of us were inspired to buy signed copies of the book at the end.
We went back to our friend and ex NWR member’s house in Ely for refreshments and a good discussion afterwards. A great evening out.
