alice hoffman magic lessons the prequel to practical magic

“Full of wonderfully strong women, fascinating history and a plot that doesn't stop spinning, this book is a treat.”- AARP Magazine 'This dark and delightful tale goes back to the 17th century, reminding us that magic comes at a price -especially for women.' - The New York Times Editors' Choice/Staff Pick Hoffman's book swept me away during a time I most needed it.' - The New York Times My current reality feels chaotic and confusing to have a narrator take my hand and tell me that Indian root and yarrow will cure a racing heart, that witches turn silver dull with their touch, is an undiluted pleasure.

'Storytelling is in Hoffman's bones, and the skill with which she dispense information and compresses time, so that a year passes in a sentence, so that a tragedy witnessed becomes the propeller for a hundred-page subplot, is (forgive me) bewitching. Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman Reading Group Guide - Click to Download Magic Lessons is a celebration of life and love and a showcase of Alice Hoffman’s masterful storytelling. And it is here that she learns the rules of magic and the lesson that she will carry with her for the rest of her life.

Here she invokes the curse that will haunt her family. When Maria is abandoned by the man who has declared his love for her, she follows him to Salem, Massachusetts. Always love someone who will love you back. It is here that she learns her first important lesson. Hannah recognizes that Maria has a gift and she teaches the girl all she knows. Under the care of Hannah Owens, Maria learns about the “Unnamed Arts”. Where does the story of the Owens bloodline begin? With Maria Owens, in the 1600s, when she’s abandoned in a snowy field in rural England as a baby. In an unforgettable novel that traces a centuries-old curse to its source, beloved author Alice Hoffman unveils the story of Maria Owens, accused of witchcraft in Salem, and matriarch of a line of the amazing Owens women and men featured in Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic. Buy the Book: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, IndieBound, Books-A-Million, Hudson Booksellers, Powell's, Simon & Schuster, Target, Audible, Google Play, Libro.fm, Apple Books

Alice hoffman magic lessons the prequel to practical magic