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Stacey Halls

    1 agosto 1989

    Stacey Halls è sempre stata affascinata dalle streghe di Pendle. I suoi romanzi si addentrano nel passato, esplorando le vite di donne spesso trascurate dalla storia. Attraverso le sue narrazioni, Halls ne svela la forza e la resilienza, frequentemente ambientate in tumultuosi sfondi storici. La sua prosa è ricca e immersiva, trasportando i lettori in diverse epoche e luoghi.

    Stacey Halls
    Das Leuchtturm-Prinzip
    Familiárisok
    The Household
    The foundling
    Mrs England
    The familiars
    • Young Fleetwood Shuttleworth, a noblewoman, is with child again. None of her previous pregnancies have borne fruit, and her husband, Richard, is anxious for an heir. Then Fleetwood discovers a hidden doctor's letter that carries a dire prediction: she will not survive another birth. By chance she meets a midwife named Alice Grey, who promises to help her deliver a healthy baby. But Alice soon stands accused of witchcraft. Is there more to Alice than meets the eye? Fleetwood must risk everything to prove her innocence. As the two women's lives become intertwined, the Witch Trials of 1612 loom. Time is running out; both their lives are at stake. Only they know the truth. Only they can save each other.--Provided by publisher.

      The familiars
    • From the bestselling author of The Familiars and The Foundling comes Stacey Halls' most compelling and ambitious novel to date.

      Mrs England
    • From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The FamiliarsTwo women, bound by a child, and a secret that will change everything .

      The foundling
    • Offering refuge for prostitutes, petty thieves and the destitute, Urania Cottage is a second chance at life - but how badly do they want it?Nearing the end of her prison term, Josephine Nash accepts an invitation to live at Urania to please the woman she loves, but finds herself arriving alone and heartbroken.[Bokinfo].

      The Household
    • Fleetwood Shuttleworth, a 17. század elején játszódó történet főhőse alig 17 éves, és negyedszer várandós. Ő Gawthorpe Hall úrnője, de eddig még nem sikerült gyermeket világra hoznia, pedig a férje, Richard már nagyon vágyik örökösre. Amikor Fleetwoodnak a kezébe kerül egy levél, amelyet a harmadik halvaszülését levezető orvos írt a férjének, lesújtó hírrel szembesül: egy újabb terhességet már nem fog túlélni. Találkozik egy fiatal bábával, Alice Grayjel, aki megígéri, segít, és bebizonyítja, hogy az orvos tévedett. Alice-t boszorkánysággal vádolják, és Fleetwood mindent kockára tesz, hogy megmentse. De vajon Alice valóban az, aminek látszik? Csak ők tudják az igazságot. Csak ők menthetik meg egymást.

      Familiárisok