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THE 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 AuschwitzIN 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 ALL1612 Pendle HillYoung 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...Pages of The Familiars :