Hundreds of years later, in New York City at the cusp of the sixties, when the whole world is about to change, Susanna Owens knows that her three children are dangerously unique. Patricia Worth, River Reader Books (MO), Lexington, MOĪn instant New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick from beloved author Alice Hoffman-the spellbinding prequel to Practical Magic.įor the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man. No matter what our gifts or our limitations are, love matters.” Alice Hoffman weaves love, family, and the events of the 1960s and ’70s into a beautiful story.
One of the biggest prohibitions is falling in love-it never ends well. Their magical lineage causes their mother to issue many rules for them to live by (or break). “In The Rules of Magic, we follow the three Owens siblings through their teen years and as they become adults, through the turbulent 1960s and beyond. Heather Herbaugh, Mitzi's Books, Rapid City, SD Winter 2018 Reading Group Indie Next List Full of sorrow and beauty and courage, The Rules of Magic is a delicious, satisfying read.” Hoffman's writing is frank, tender, vivid, and elusive all at once. The Rules of Magic takes us back two generations with practical Franny, who must learn how to love sensitive Jet, who must learn how to persevere and restless Vincent, who must learn how to be happy.
“In a dazzling, emotive prequel to her bestselling novel Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman brings the reader back into the world of the Owens family.
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