{"product_id":"household-lore-folklore-traditions-and-remedies-for-every-room-in-your-home-liza-frank-hardcover","title":"Household Lore: Folklore, Traditions and Remedies for Every Room in Your Home -- Liza Frank, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eA perfect gift, this fun illustrated book will take you room by room to discover global traditions, remedies, folklore and rituals hiding in your house.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eUncover the folklore and rituals hiding in your own home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you've ever wondered which windowsill herbs repel the supernatural, which way you should hang up a horseshoe, or whether your dog can talk, crack open this book and take a tour around the beliefs and traditions that lurk under the stairs, inside the cracks and behind every cobweb of your home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn every culture, folklore is passed down the generations, helping us to protect and maintain our sacred spaces and giving us advice should we accidentally knock a fork off the table or want to dabble in some doorway divination. With each chapter dedicated to a different room in the house, you'll learn how to navigate your home harmoniously. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover how your roof can predict the future and what to do should a witch decide to land on it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTiptoe into the bedroom and uncover what the ancients had to say about aphrodisiacs and how to escape supernatural interference while asleep.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSit down in the dining room and lift the lid on unsavoury indigestion remedies and what the old wives recommended for a hangover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the rafters to the cellar steps, from the garden path to the kitchen cupboard - your home is chock-full of secrets waiting to be revealed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liza Frank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Watkins Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786789778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiza Frank\u003c\/b\u003e is a have-a-go folklorist and author. She has written extensively about myth and folklore and spent a year living by the rules of folklore for The Everyday Lore Project. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eMy Celebrity Boyfriend \u003c\/i\u003epublished in 2007, her second, \u003ci\u003e Everyday Folklore: An Almanac for the Ritual Year\u003c\/i\u003e in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frank, Liza","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009708867812,"sku":"9781786789778","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781786789778.jpg?v=1762923526","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/household-lore-folklore-traditions-and-remedies-for-every-room-in-your-home-liza-frank-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}