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1400s/1700s: Spain’s Golden Age is not all shiny and good……………
The Familiar
What you need to know before your trail
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 – even if that means enlisting the help of an embittered immortal familiar, whose own secrets could cost her everything.
Travel Guide
Madrid
This novel is set during Spain’s golden age which lasted from around 1492 to the early 1700s. It is set when the city was just coming into being so bears little resemblance to the city as it is now. However, that makes it even more exciting as we see the city streets being formed, traces of parks and the areas we see today. More importantly, you get a glimpse into the Royal Court as was, and that is sumptuous and vivid.
There are those of the lower orders that are suspected of magic and all kinds and once it attracts those at the top of the royal court, these two worlds shall meet….forcefully.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Familiar
Destination/location: Madrid Author/guide: Leigh Bardugo Departure Time: 1400s – 1700s
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