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SUMMARY:PM Page Turners - The Familiar
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion on The Familiar (2024\, Historical 
 Fantasy) by Leigh Bardugo (379 pages\, 3.8 on Goodreads). This book was a 
 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Reader's Favorite Fantasy (2024). 
 \n\nFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House\, Hell Bent\, 
 and creator of the Grishaverse series comes a highly anticipated historical 
 fantasy set during the Spanish Golden Age\n\nIn a shabby house\, on a 
 shabby street\, in the new capital of Madrid\, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of 
 magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her 
 scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen 
 is actually hiding a talent for little miracles\, she demands Luzia use 
 those gifts to better the family's social position.\n\nWhat begins as 
 simple amusement for the bored nobility takes a perilous turn when Luzia 
 garners the notice of Antonio Pérez\, the disgraced secretary to Spain's 
 king. Still reeling from the defeat of his armada\, the king is desperate 
 for any advantage in the war against England's heretic queen—and Pérez 
 will stop at nothing to regain the king's favor.\n\nDetermined to seize 
 this one chance to better her fortunes\, Luzia plunges into a world of 
 seers and alchemists\, holy men and hucksters\, where the line between 
 magic\, science\, and fraud is never certain. But as her notoriety grows\, 
 so does the danger that her Jewish blood will doom her to the Inquisition's 
 wrath. She will have to use every bit of her wit and will to survive—even 
 if that means enlisting the help of Guillén Santangel\, an embittered 
 immortal familiar whose own secrets could prove deadly for them 
 both.\n\nCopies of the book will be distributed at the previous meeting 
 and\, afterward\, are available by visiting the front desk at Woodbourne 
 Library. The book is available in Regular Print\, Large Print\, eBook\, and 
 eAudiobook. No registration is necessary\, but participants are encouraged 
 to read the book prior to attending the discussion.
LOCATION:Woodbourne Creativity Space\, Woodbourne Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Katherine W.":MAILTO:kwatson@wclibrary.info
CATEGORIES:Stats: Ages (Adults)
CONTACT;CN="Katherine W.":MAILTO:kwatson@wclibrary.info
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