Young Fleetwood Shuttleworth, noblewoman of one of the finest houses in Lancashire, is pregnant for the fourth time, having been unable to carry a baby to term so far. When Fleetwood finds a hidden letter from the doctor who delivered her last stillbirth, she learns of the prediction that she will not survive another pregnancy. By chance she meets a midwife who promises to help Fleetwood deliver a healthy baby and prove the physician wrong. As the midwife, Alice, is drawn into the witchcraft accusations sweeping the area, Fleetwood must risk everything to help clear her name. Historians have asked, “was witch-hunting woman-hunting?” THE FAMILIARS explores the themes of women’s rights in this period, many of which still resonate today. If only we could unite and put a spell on history to bring back all the women accused of witchcraft. Until then, we asked you for your favorite witchy history reads so I could grow into a most powerful witch—er, I mean read those books just for enjoyment. And wow did all your witchy hearts deliver! Here are your favorite witchy history reads: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare Witch Child by Celia Rees Corrag by Susan Fletcher A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan The Witching Hour by Anne Rice The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent Witches of New York by Ami McKay The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe The Witches of New Orleans series by J.D. Horn The Witches Kind by Louisa Morgan Chocolat by Joanne Harris The Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman The Witch’s Daughter by Paula Brackston Speaks the Nightbird by Robert McCammon The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon The Burning Time by Robin Morgan Witch Child by Celia Rees Sorceress by Celia Rees The White Witch by Janet Graber Beyond the Burning Times by Kathryn Laskey The Gallows Hill by Lois Duncan Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber Wise Child by Monica Furlong The Winthrop Woman by Anya Seton The Heart of A Witch by Judith Hawkes The Highland Witch by Susan Fletcher Cousins O’Dwyer trilogy by Nora Roberts Witch by Barbara Michaels Daughters of the Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt Diary of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Theodore Rozak The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather The Devil in the Shape of a Woman by Carol F. Karlsen Dark Queen Saga by Susan Carroll
