The Familiar: A Novel each embarking on her own

each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival

The struggling writer is out of options

all three begin a journey into the nature of difference and belonging

As more secret codes appear between the pages

The Familiar: A Novel each embarking on her ownIn 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 improve the family's social position. What begins as simple amusement for the nobility takes a perilous turn when Luzia