The Familiars

In 1612 Lancaster, England, the witch hunt hysteria escalates as Fleetwood Shuttleworth, the mistress of Gawthorpe Hall, grapples with the imminent danger of childbirth. When she encounters Alice Gray, a young woman accused of witchcraft and claiming to be a midwife, Fleetwood must race against time to save both their lives amid the growing chaos of the witch trials. Set against the backdrop of the real Pendle witch trials, this gripping novel delves into the lives of 17th-century women, questioning whether the witch hunts were a reflection of societal fears surrounding women.