{"product_id":"9781785766145-the-familiars","title":"The Familiars","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe dark, captivating Sunday Times bestseller and original break-out witch-lit novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacey Halls' incredible new novel THE HOUSEHOLD - available to buy now!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eRichard \u0026amp; Judy Book Club Pick \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand original break-out witchlit novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacey Halls' incredible new novel THE HOUSEHOLD - available to buy now!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eRichard \u0026amp; Judy Book Club Pick \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand original break-out witchlit novel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo save her child, she will trust a stranger. 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