BOOK CLUB 18: A Girl Made of Air / The Island Child

Hearing stories. Telling stories. Adapting stories. The power of stories...We speak with Nydia Hetherington, author of "A Girl Made of Air" and Molly Aitken, author of "The Island Child" about their use of folklore and story in their novels. For Nydia, these stories are drawn from Manx folklore which Molly's book is firmly rooted in Irish lore.The Folklore Podcast Book Club is part of the Folklore Network; committed to collect, preserve and make available folklore material in all forms for the future. To support our work, please visit our Patreon page (www.patreon.com/thefolklorepodcast) or visit our website here (www.thefolklorepodcast.com) where you can learn more and make a one-off donation.

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Folklore: Beliefs, traditions & culture of the people. Traditional folklore themes from around the world. An accessible podcast ranked in the top 0.5% of shows globally, bringing free access to many of the world's experts in folklore, authors, broadcasters and more.