An Instant Sunday Times Bestseller
quot;A richly imagined, intricate tale of magic and intriguequot; - Deborah Harkness, #1 bestselling author ofnbsp;A Discovery of Witches
quot;Rivetinghellip; Leigh Bardugo#39;s characters are so three dimensional you want to reach through the pagequot; - Diana Gabaldon, #1 bestselling author ofnbsp;Outlander
quot;A wonderful, transporting ride through historyhellip; a deeply romantic novelquot; -nbsp;Katherine Arden, bestselling author ofnbsp;The Bear and The Nightingale
Fate can be changed.
Curses can be broken.
In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil. But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court.
Determined to seize this chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of power-hungry nobility, desperate kings, holy men and seers, where the lines between magic, science and fraud blur. With the pyres of the Inquisition burning, she must use every bit of her wit and resilience to win fame and hide the truth of her ancestry ndash; even if that means enlisting the help of an embittered immortal familiar, whose own secrets could cost her everything.
From thenbsp;Sunday Timesnbsp;bestselling author comes a bewitching novel, brimming with peril in a world where a womanrsquo;s ambition can prove deadly.
Praise For Leigh Bardugo#39;s Books
quot;Reading Bardugo is an immersive, sensual experience... One canrsquo;t help sinking into Luzia and Santaacute;ngelrsquo;s world and wishing never to leavequot; -nbsp;The New York Times
quot;A compelling, well-researched and vividly written tale of magic and desirequot; -
The Guardian
quot;The Familiarnbsp;feels distinct from similar tales? Including Bardugorsquo;s own? Because it explores a brutal and shameful real-life history... Bardugo brilliantly explores the wavy line between the supernatural and the divinequot; -nbsp;Washington Post
quot;A pacy read with electric prosequot; - Independentonnbsp;Six of Crows
quot;Impossible to put downquot; - Stephen King, onnbsp;Ninth House