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The Familiars

The Familiars

A Novel

by Stacey Halls

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appears in Witchcraft, Fantasy, and Fiction.

In 1612 Lancaster, England, the hunt for witches has reached a fever pitch_x0085_But in a time of suspicion and accusation, to be a woman may be the greatest risk of all.Fleetwood Shuttleworth, the mistress of Pendle Hill_x0092_s Gawthorpe Hall, is with child. Anxious to produce an heir, she is distraught to find a letter from her physician that warns her husb...

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appears in Witchcraft, Fantasy, and Fiction.

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