The Familiar

In 17th-century Madrid, the unassuming scullery maid Luzia Cotado secretly wields small but potent acts of magic to ease her arduous life. When her shrewd mistress uncovers Luzia's gifts, she coerces her to use these 'little miracles' to curry favor with the royal court. Thrust into a treacherous world of power-hungry nobility, desperate monarchs, and zealous holy men amidst the looming threat of the Inquisition's pyres, Luzia must navigate the blurred lines between magic, science, and fraud. Determined to elevate her station, she strives to conceal her true ancestry and secure her fame, a quest that intertwines her fate with an embittered, immortal familiar. As peril mounts and a woman's ambition can prove deadly, Luzia must rely on her wit and resilience, while the familiar's own ancient secrets threaten to unravel everything.