PRAISE FOR STACEY HALL'S THE FAMIILIARS
"An intricate and sensitive portrayal of a brave, tenacious young girl carving her place in the world. A must-read novel."-Heather Morris, NYT #1 bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
"The new Hilary Mantell" Cosmopolitan
"Assured and alluring, this beautiful tale of women, witchcraft and the fight against power is a delight."-Jessie Burton, NYT bestselling author of The Miniaturist
"A rich and atmospheric reimagining of an historical period rife with superstitions, misogyny and fear....Now with so many high profile men claiming to be victims of a witch hunt, it's good to understand what a real one feels like." New York Times Book Review
"Set against the furor leading up to the Pendle Witch Trials, Halls's winning novel is a quietly powerful and richly evocative tale." Publishers Weekly
"The lives of two young women intersect in a novel that imagines the story behind a famous 17th century witch trial ...when acting in socially inappropriate ways could get one condemned to hanging."-Kirkus Reviews
"Rich with intrigue and filled with details of the constraints faced by seventeenth-century women, both well born and common, The Familiars offers a look into the real-life world of the notorious Pendle witch trials that ended with eleven executions."Booklist
"A mesmerizing historical novel that deftly plumbs a darkly textured tapestry of so-called justice to reveal the real crimes being carried out against society."–Seattle Review of Books
"Enthralling, spellbinding, terrifying, full of twists and turns, written with heart and soul."-Kate Williams, author of The Storms of War
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BN ID: | 2940173890597 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins |
Publication date: | 04/07/2020 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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