All of Amy Jeffs’ books feel important in a very intimate way - a look into a lost collective history in a way that emphasizes how removed Britain is from its past, a nation forever looking outwards. This isn’t to say that these traditions should be revived (in a synthesized neo-paganist way that would remove us further from their lived history) but that they should be remembered because they ‘[bring the marvelous closer’ and remind us that the past belongs to everyone.