Household Lore, Liza Frank
Household Lore, Liza Frank
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Household Lore
Folklore, Traditions and Remedies For Every Room in Your Home

Author: Liza Frank

Narrator: Kristin Atherton

Unabridged: 5 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/11/2025

Synopsis

A perfect gift, this fun illustrated book will take you room by room to discover global traditions, remedies, folklore and rituals hiding in your house.

Uncover the folklore and rituals hiding in your own home.

Did you know that planting holly may deter lightning strikes, evil spirits might be spooked by a hot cross bun, and gifting soap can end a friendship? Open this book for a tour around the traditions that lurk under the stairs, inside the cracks and behind every cobweb in our homes.

In every culture, folklore is passed down the generations, helping us protect our sacred spaces, and offering advice should we knock a fork off the table or yearn to dabble in some doorway divination. With each chapter dedicated to a different room, learn how to navigate your home with harmony:
Discover how your roof can predict the future and what to do should a witch land on it.Tiptoe into the bedroom and uncover what the ancients had to say about aphrodisiacs and how to escape supernatural interference while asleep.Sit down in the dining room and lift the lid on unsavoury indigestion remedies and old-wife-approved hangover cures.
From the rafters to the cellar steps, from the garden path to the kitchen cupboard – your home is chock-full of folklore waiting to be revealed.

About The Author

Liza Frank 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, My Celebrity Boyfriend published in 2007, her second, Everyday Folklore: An Almanac for the Ritual Year in 2023.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sheila on October 17, 2025

I received a free copy of, Household Lore, by Liza Frank, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I did not realize how much household lore, there is. This is a nice book on traditions and folklore, in an around your house, including your pillow.......more

Goodreads review by Cat on November 12, 2025

This book is an absolutely delightful collection of folklore from around the world relating to the home. As a whole and room-by-room, from roof to cellar and everything inbetween, there’s snippets of wisdom, advice and some admittedly just plain weird traditions passed down through the ages, which m......more

Goodreads review by Kira on October 29, 2025

Thoughts: I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. I learnt so much from this book. I knew some of the things such as the First Footing and crossing on the stairs but thought I’d have a go with this book to see if there’s any more I needed to know. Althoug......more

Goodreads review by Vals on October 30, 2025

If you love folklore from around the world, practical tips and advice about how to sleep better or ward off unwelcome guests (mundane and not), wonderfully drawings and some humor, this is the book for you. I've been interestes in practical magic, folklore, and traditions of different cultures and t......more

Goodreads review by Alicia on October 14, 2025

First off, don’t make the mistake I did and think this has actual homemaking advice. It is a charmingly illustrated book of ancient tidbits about folklore beliefs from around the world from the old days. It’s stuff like build your roof on a sunny day and what the origins of the term eavesdropping ar......more

Quotes

"Household Lore is a delightful exploration of the folklore hidden in your home. Entertaining and charming, it is a rich cornucopia of useful information that will lead you down wonderful rabbit holes from how to handle a cough (slices of garlic in your shoes), to dealing with a snoring partner (pop a lemon under their pillow). Try any of these at your own risk, but do try the book, which can be lightly snacked upon or hungrily devoured. Either way, Liza’s writing is always nourishing soul food."
– Jenifer Toksvig, author and playwright

"Household Lore is a delight to read. It should be the family bible for all supernaturally synched folk!"
– Johnny Mains, editor and author

"Although the book is wry and written with a sparkly, affectionate sense of humour, the wisdom shines brightly and the stories serve to make household chores a lot more interesting."
– The Green Parent Magazine

"Full of fascinating folklore, curious customs and traditional tales, this is a masterly anthology of our rituals and lore relating to the sacred space of our own homes."
– Mark Norman, Creator of the Folklore Podcast and Founder of the Folklore Library and Archive

"A magical little book, both beautiful and fascinating, I loved it!"
– Eleanor Morton, Writer and Comedian

"Liza's book is a delightfully irreverent compendium of domestic folklore and legend, and it will really make you think twice before feeding roasted mice to children."
– James Shakeshaft & Alasdair Beckett-King (Loremen Podcast)

"I really enjoy reading Liza Frank’s work. It helps populate the air around you with new curiosity."
– Robin Ince

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