Review: Of Chalk and Flint

Val Thomas (2019), Of Chalk and Flint: A Way of Norfolk Magic, Troy Books.

I’ve been wanting to read this book for ages, ever since I heard Val Thomas talking about Chalk and Flint as the Lady and Lord of Norfolk, and the book is excellent. I’m originally from Hampshire, which also has chalk and flint in its geology, and so the magic of these two is embedded deep in my bones.

I finally managed to get a copy thanks to The Spiral House Bookshop in Portland, Oregon.

It’s rare to find a...