etc.įlowers were everywhere at 'The Summer of Love' gathering in San Francisco. They made me cry.įrom Manhattan to Massachusetts to California-the storytelling is irresistible - filled with magic and imagery -many scents throughout: wildflowers, herbs, eucalyptus, peppermint, trees, patchouli, chocolate, bittersweet scent of almonds, curries, coffee, even bacon.

The siblings- Franny, Jet, and Vincent are colorful fascinating distinct characters each with special powers - gifts- personality- temperament and charm. that might scare me away from them too! Ha!īut - oh how I loved this family who came from a long line of witches as far back as the year 1620 when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for falling in love.

It was said that some family members could place a single horse hair into a pan of water and turn it into a snake. Most people avoided the Owens family believing any entanglement with them would taint not only their present but their future as well. 'The Rules of Magic', is such a wonderful world to visit. will be bewitched' Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Rules of Magic The spellbinding story, focusing on the strength of family bonds through joy and sorrow, will appeal to a broad range of readers. 'Hoffman delights in this prequel to Practical Magic… a coming-of-age tale replete with magic and historical references to the early witch trials.

Despite the warning handed down through the family for centuries – Know that for our family, love is a curse – they will all strive to break the rules and find true love. Each heads down a life-altering course, filled with secrets and truths, devastation and joy, and magic and love.

Susanna needed to set some rules of magic: no walking in the moonlight, no red shoes, no wearing black, no cats, no crows, no candles and certainly, absolutely, no books about magic…īut the Owens siblings are desperate to uncover who they really are. From the beginning their mother Susanna knew they were unique: Franny with her skin as pale as milk and blood red hair, who could commune with birds Jet as shy as she is beautiful, who knows what others are thinking, and Vincent so charismatic that he was built for trouble. In this sparkling prequel we meet sisters Frances and Jet and Vincent, their brother. Practical Magic, to date Alice Hoffman’s biggest ever selling novel, became a major Hollywood film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman who played sisters Sally and Gillian Owens.

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