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020 $a9780778369189 (hbk.) :$cNT$945
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100 1 $aHalls, Stacey.
245 10$aThe Familiars /$cStacey Halls.
260 $aNew York :$bMira books,$c2019
300 $a344 p. ;$c24 cm.
520 $aTHE FAMILIARS A NOVEL "A beautiful tale of women, witchcraft and the fight against power." --Jessie Burton, New York Times bestselling author of The Miniaturis "The Familiars is a must-read novel." --Heather Morris, bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz IN 1612 IN LANCASTER, ENGLAND, THE HUNT FOR WITCHES IS RAMPANT... BUT IN A TIME OF SUSPICION AND ACCUSATION, TO BE A WOMAN IS THE GREATEST RISK OF ALL 1612 Pendle Hill Young Fleetwood Shuttleworth is with child again. As the mistress of Gawthorpe Hall, she is anxious to provide her husband with an heir. But none of her previous pregnancies have come to term. Then she discovers a hidden letter from her physician that warns her husband that she will not survive another pregnancy. Distraught over the frightening revelation, Fleetwood wanders the woods of Pendle Hill, where she meets a young local woman named Alice Gray. A midwife, Alice promises Fleetwood she can help her deliver a healthy baby. But soon Alice is drawn into the frenzied accusations of witchcraft sweeping the countryside. Even the woodland cr.