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The episode highlighted Bardugo's new adult novel The Familiar, set in 16thcentury Spain about a kitchen maid who can perform miracles.
Bardugo's new adult novel, The Familiar, set during the Spanish Inquisition, is about a young woman who can perform miracles.
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The episode highlighted Bardugo's new adult novel The Familiar, set in 16thcentury Spain about a kitchen maid who can perform miracles.
Bardugo's new adult novel, The Familiar, set during the Spanish Inquisition, is about a young woman who can perform miracles.
The heroine of The Familiar is Lucia, a young woman with little prospects, working in the kitchen of a not very important noble and his wife in Madrid. However, Lucia has a secret. She's able to unburn burnt bread.
Thank you for having me. I'd like to start, if you're willing, with a reading from the new book The Familiar.
When I was writing this book The Familiar I wanted to pose the question of what magic might look like to the Church of the Time and where the line between magic and miracle actually exists.
The first two books came out before The Familiar - it's I guess I'm gonna call it the Ninth House series - there are two of them so far, Ninth House and Hellbent.
Episode: Fantasy Writer Leigh Bardugo On Magic & Miracles
She discussed her new adult novel The Familiar, describing its premise about a young woman with miracle powers in 16thcentury Spain and read an excerpt from it.
Lee Bardugo, welcome to Fresh Air. I'd like to start... with a reading from the new book The Familiar.
When I was writing this book, The Familiar, I wanted to pose the question of what magic might look like to the Church of the Time.
Bardugo's new novel is called The Familiar.
Episode: Jon Bon Jovi
The interview described The Familiar as a new adult novel set in 16thcentury Spain about a young woman who can perform miracles but must hide her identity as a converted Jew from the Inquisition.
Her new adult novel, The Familiar, set in 16th century Spain is about a young woman who can make miracles happen, but she has to hide her identity as a converted Jew from the Inquisition.