The Familiars

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Young Fleetwood Shuttleworth, a noblewoman, is with child again None of her previous pregnancies have borne fruit, and her husband, Richard, is anxious for an heir Then Fleetwood discovers a hidden doctor s letter that carries a dire prediction she will not survive another birth By chance she meets a midwife named Alice Grey, who promises to help her deliver a healthy baby But Alice soon stands accused of witchcraft.Is thereto Alice than meets the eye Fleetwood must risk everything to prove her innocence As the two women s lives become intertwined, the Witch Trials of 1612 loom Time is running out both their lives are at stake Only they know the truth Only they can save each other.Rich and compelling, set against the frenzy of the real Pendle Hill Witch Trials, this novel explores the rights of 17th century women and raises the question Was witch hunting really women hunting Fleetwood Shuttleworth, Alice Grey and the other characters are actual historical figures King James I was obsessed with asserting power over the lawless countryside even woodland creatures, or familiars, were suspected of dark magic by capturing witches in reality mostly poor and illiterate women. Free Download The Familiars [ Author ] Stacey Halls [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Justice means fairness Luck of prejudice I ve always loved Pendle Hill and the stories of the women who were accused of witchcraft during one of the darkest moments in the history of Europe The fascinating legends found a perfect home in Jeanette Winterson s The Daylight Gate, a novel full of darkness, raw beauty and folklore Stacey Hall s The Familiars is not as vicious as Winterson s masterpiece but it is no less poignant, atmospheric and an absolutely beautiful novel, fully doing jusJustice means fairness Luck of prejudice I ve always loved Pendle Hill and the stories of the women who were accused of witchcraft during one of the darkest moments in the history of Europe The fascinating legends found a perfect home in Jeanette Winterson s The Daylight Gate, a novel full of darkness, raw beauty and folklore Stacey Hall s The Familiars is not as vicious as Winterson s masterpiece but it is no less poignant, atmospheric and an absolutely beautiful novel, fully doing justice to its dark themes of prejudice, injustice and sheer violence against women Sadly, these are issues that have not been extinguished in our world Centuries later we face the same dangers, albeit wrapped in a different,civilized package.Pendle Hill and Malkin Tower are in the centre of attention in Fleetwood household She is the young wife of a noble house, her mission to produce an heir a ...The Familiars by Stacey Halls is a 2019 Mira publication.Very impressive debut novel Fleetwood Shuttleworth is oncewith child, hoping this time she will be able to give her husband, Richard, the heir he is so desirous of But, when she stumbles across a letter, written to her husband from a physician, warning him that if Fleetwood should oncefind herself in childbed, she would not survive To keep herself and unborn child from certain death, Fleetwood hires the midwife of her choos The Familiars by Stacey Halls is a 2019 Mira publication.Very impressive debut novel Fleetwood Shuttleworth is oncewith child, hoping this time she will be able to give her husband, Richard, the heir he is so desirous of But, when she stumbles across a letter, written to her husband from a physician, warning him that if Fleetwood should oncefind herself in childbed, she would not survive To keep herself and unborn child from certain death, Fleetwood hires the midwife of her choosing, a young woman named Alice Grey Fleetwood knows that Alice s methods are unconventional, but she is desperate, willing to try anything But, when Alice is accused of witchcraft, Fleetwood will do whatever it takes to free A...The novel is based on true events, Pendle Hill Witch Trials, and most of the characters did exist, although it was the Author s imagination that directed their actions The story revolves around a noblewoman, Fleetwood Shutterworth who is expected to provide her husband with an heir She miscarages several times, and one day, when pregnant again, she meets a local woman, Alice Grey, who has a knowledge of the herbs and skills which may help Fleetwood during her pregnancy The story seems simple, The novel is based on true events, Pendle Hill Witch Trials, and most of the characters did exist, although it was the Author s imagination that directed their actions The story revolves around a noblewoman, Fleetwood Shutterworth who is expected to provide her husband with an heir She miscarages several times, and one day, when pregnant again, she meets a local woman, Alice Grey, who has a knowledge of the herbs and skills which may help Fleetwood during her pregnancy The story seems simple, but the Author managed mastefully to create a novel which I couldn t put down There are several themes in the novel which I found interesting position and fate of woman in the early 17th centrury, prejudice against wise women which in consequence led directly to the accusations of...There are times when I get absolutely giddy over a book that I ve just finished, so much so that I start babbling to my neighbors, call up family members, talk about it to strangers in stores despite their strange looks as though I ve lost my mind That is exactly what I have found myself doing with Stacey Halls new book, The Familiars.Are you familiar with familiars Yes, I know I m part Scottish so these things are embedded into my DNA but for many, I now realize, they are not A familiar is There are times when I get absolutely giddy over a book that I ve just finished, so much so that I start babbling to my neighbors, call up family members, talk about it to strangers in stores despite their strange looks as though I ve lost my mind That is exactly what I have found myself doing with Stacey Halls new book, The Familiars.Are you familiar with familiars Yes, I know I m part Scottish so these things are embedded into my DNA but for many, I now realize, they are not A familiar is an animal that is close to a witch who does certain things for the witch They can act as protectors, spies, a type o...Four surprising witchy gothic also frustrating stars I cannot really believe in this is a debut novel because the story is so well crafted, detailed and smartly written Well if it s just first work of this writer, I voluntarily like to read her future works So this is two women s amazing fight and friendship story against all ignorance, superstition, judgmental and biased minds Fleetwood is afraid of losing her baby after three miscarriages at young age, she is only 17 She reads physician le Four surprising witchy gothic also frustrating stars I cannot really believe in this is a debut novel because the story is so well crafted, detailed and smartly written Well if it s just first work of this writer, I voluntarily like to read her future works So this is two women s amazing fight and friendship story against all ignorance, superstition, judgmental and biased minds Fleetwood is afraid of losing her baby after three miscarriages at young age, she is only 17 She reads physician letter written to her husband and understands this is her last chance to give a heir to him.She hires Alice as midwife who has untraditional methods but Fleetwood accepts any help she may get As they unconventional friendship grows, King James minions wander around to accuse the innocent women for being witches, weeding them out from the community.Rising tension, boiling anger an...Book Reviewed by Stacey on www.whisperingstories.comThe Year 1612, Pendle, Lancashire Seventeen Year Old Fleetwood Shuttleworth has been married for four years and in that time she has been pregnant three times too, losing each child before their birth dates Fleetwood is once again pregnant and hoping to make it to full term with her child so she can give her husband an heir to carry on the Shuttleworth name Unfortunately, she comes across a letter from the local physician which was written a Book Reviewed by Stacey on www.whisperingstories.comThe Year 1612, Pendle, Lancashire Seventeen Year Old Fleetwood Shuttleworth has been married for four years and in that time she has been pregnant three times too, losing each child before their birth dates Fleetwood is once again pregnant and hoping to make it to full term with her child so she can give her husband an heir to carry on the Shuttleworth name Unfortunately, she comes across a letter from the local physician which was written after she lost her third child which states that if she would be to fall pregnant again it is unlikely that she will survive.Fleetwood is distressed by the letter and wants to confront her husband about it but doesn t know how She decides to go a different route and hire a local woman ...The Familiars written by Stacey Halls is a story based on a true historical timeline and real life people, namely Fleetwood Shuttleworth born in 1595, who was a woman of gentry and mistress at Gawthorpe Hall It is a work of fiction based on the premise of the Pendle witch trial in Lancaster 1612 and sadly highlights the plight of women disproportionately targeted as part of witch hunts during the time period set I m generally not drawn to the 1600 s as a story setting but I do have to admit The Familiars written by Stacey Halls is a story based on a true historical timeline and real life people, namely Fleetwood Shuttleworth born in 1595, who was a woman of gentry and mistress at Gawthorpe Hall It is a work of fiction based on the premise of the Pendle witch trial in Lancaster 1612 and sadly highlights the plight of women disproportionately targeted as part of witch hunts during the time period set I m generally not drawn to the 1600 s as a story setting but I do have to admit that the inclusion of witches and the infamous trial did spark my curiosity as I ve always been intrigued by w...What a fascinating time period for this intriguing historical fiction tale Rife with political and theological goings on, 1612 was a hotbed of science and superstition Work on the translation of The King James Bible began in 1604 and was completed by 1611 Not to mention a treatise, Daemonologie, published in 1597, on the study of demonology and uses of witchcraft and magic, authored by King James himself His stature gave added authority to attempts to weed out witches and sorcerers and he What a fascinating time period for this intriguing historical fiction tale Rife with political and theological goings on, 1612 was a hotbed of science and superstition Work on the translation of The King James Bible began in 1604 and was completed by 1611 Not to mention a treatise, Daemonologie, published in 1597, on the study of demonology and uses of witchcraft and magic, authored by King James himself His stature gave added authority to attempts to weed out witches and sorcerers and he would become known as a most notorious witch hunter In The Familiars by Stacey Halls, our main character, Fleetwood, who was a young child bride, has by the age of seventeen had three miscarriages Married to Richard Shuttleworth, who has an earring and a plush closet,...It started well and exciting, but didn t follow through with a solid story and plot So, it s not for me.I so enjoy when an author can take piece of history, the unknown about a real person in history, and weave a story around those events In the book The Familiars, Stacey Halls has done just that.In seventeenth century England, things and happenings not understood were often attributed to the realm of witches It was a time with an eerie fascination with the people thought to be witches and this thinking led to many executions of those tried and convicted Even King James of that time had a certa I so enjoy when an author can take piece of history, the unknown about a real person in history, and weave a story around those events In the book The Familiars, Stacey Halls has done just that.In seventeenth century England, things and happenings not understood were often attributed to the realm of witches It was a time with an eerie fascination with the people thought to be witches and this thinking led to many executions of those tried and convicted Even King James of that time had a certain fascination with witchcraft The Pendle witch trials held at Lancaster, were one of many trials held Twelve people were accused, one died while in Lancaster prison, while eleven went to trial Ten were found guilty and executed by hanging and one was found not guilty Using this time as a backdrop in this story, we meet Fleetwood Shuttleworth, a noblewoman, who is ever so anxious to have a child Fleetwwood has lost babies before and as her husband, Richard, grows everanxious for an heir, Fleetwo...starsThe Familiars is a historical re imagining of the famous events surrounding the Pendle Witch Trials, which took place in 1612, under the reign of King James I Delicately embroidered within this historical recreation, is the story of a friendship between two women from contrasting backgrounds, in an age where women were simply seen as child rearing commodities With touches of magic, a dash of mystery and an enigmatic lead, The Familiars will lure y starsThe Familiars is a historical re imagining of the famous events surrounding the Pendle Witch Trials, which took place in 1612, under the reign of King James I Delicately embroidered within this historical recreation, is the story of a friendship between two women from contrasting backgrounds, in an age where women were simply seen as child rearing commodities With touches of magic, a dash of mystery and an enigmatic lead, The Familiars will lure you in from the start to finish.When I first set eyes on the cover of The Familiars, I have to say it was love at first book sight This is a stunning cover piece, the little motifs that adorn the front all signify an important aspect of The Familiars From the greenery, winding forest plants, a necklace, a fox, a scroll and a woman s silhouette, these little images symbolise key events of the novel.Stacey Halls is a skilled writer I was immediately struck by her writing style, which was refined and assur...

The Familiars
  • 16 May 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 344 pages
  • 0778369188
  • Stacey Halls
  • The Familiars