BOOK CLUB 16: The Good Neighbours

Host Mark Norman is joined by Nina Allan, author of 'The Dollmaker' to discuss her novel 'The Good Neighbours' which fuses crime investigation, the power of myth is shaping human narratives and the world of fairy belief.We discuss some of the themes of the book, including the work of Victorian painter Richard Dadd, whose most famous work 'The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke' adorns the cover of the novel and beliefs in the world of fairy.Visit Nina's website here (http://www.ninaallan.co.uk)The Folklore Podcast Book Club is part of The Folklore Network, which strives to collect and preserve folklore materials for future generations, housing them in The Folklore Library and Archive (www.folklorelibrary.com). Please share our work and, if you can, support us here (www.patreon.com/thefolklorepodcast) for extra content.