The author is originally from the area and her fascination with the subject and legend attached it to shines through. The main one is the very real Fleetwood Shuttleworth, a 17-year-old noblewoman who finds herself caught up in the trials and risks everything when her friend and midwife Alice Grey is implicated. Many of the characters in the novel are real-life figures. That cover caught my attention from the start, but the novel didn’t disappoint. The Familiars immersed me right at the heart of the Pendle Witch trials of 1612 and explored the people, the feelings, the social mores and the ‘justice system’ of the time. I do love a historical read when there’s a potent mix of fact and fiction. For a good story of Historical fiction set on Pendle Hill – The Familiars, Stacey Hall is a gripping drama… BookTrail Travel to locations in The Familiars BookTrail Travel to locations in The Familiars It bubbles over with historical intrigue and a need to find out what happens to the people at the centre of the Witch trials. This is a literary treat of fact and fiction mixed (probably in a cauldron) to create plenty of toil and trouble. A story of witch trials, the Pendle Hill legends and more
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