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    Magic Lessons: A Prequel to Practical Magic
    Magic Lessons: A Prequel to Practical Magic
    Magic Lessons: A Prequel to Practical Magic
    Audiobook13 hours

    Magic Lessons: A Prequel to Practical Magic

    Written by Alice Hoffman

    Narrated by Sutton Foster

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    The extraordinary novel tracing a centuries-old curse back to its beginning from the author of PRACTICAL MAGIC and THE DOVEKEEPERS

    We first met the Owens in the glorious novel Practical Magic. We discovered the tragedy of the Owens siblings in Rules of Magic. Now we learn how it all began... with a baby abandoned in a snowy English field in the 1600s. Under the care of gentle Hannah Owens, little Maria learns about the 'Unnamed Arts'. Maria has a gift for them - a gift that may well prove her undoing.

    When Maria is abandoned by the man she loves, she invokes the curse that will haunt her family for centuries. Because magic has rules, and they must be followed. This is the lesson that Maria will carry with her for the rest of her life, and pass on to her children and her children's children. 

    PRAISE for ALICE HOFFMAN

    ‘Beautiful, harrowing, a major contribution to twenty-first century literature’
    Toni Morrison

    ‘I am still reeling from The Dovekeepers – from the history Alice Hoffman illuminates, from the language she uses to bring these women to life. This novel is a testament to the human spirit and to love rising from the ashes of war. But most of all, this novel is one that will never be forgotten by a reader.’
    Jodi Picoult

    ‘In her remarkable new novel, Alice Hoffman holds a mirror to our ancient past as she explores the contemporary themes of sexual desire, women’s solidarity in the face of strife, and the magic that’s quietly present in our day-to-day living. Put The Dovekeepers at the pinnacle of Hoffman’s extraordinary body of work. I was blown away.’
    Wally Lamb

    ‘Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things.’
    Amy Tan

    ‘Miss Hoffman heals wounds with the gentle touch of an angel’
    Joseph Heller

    'Oh, what a book this is! Hoffman’s exploration of the world of good and evil, and the constant contest between them, is unflinching; and the humanity she brings to us – it is a glorious experience.'
    Elizabeth Strout
     
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio UK
    Release dateOct 6, 2020
    ISBN9781471197246
    Author

    Alice Hoffman

    Alice Hoffman is the bestselling author of twenty-one acclaimed novels, including The River King, The Ice Queen, The Third Angel, Here on Earth and Practical Magic (made into a film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman). She currently lives in Boston and New York.

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    • 5/5
      My new favourite writer this is the 4th book of hers I have read I love how she celebrates strong women and her gripping tales usually end happily tho not all - she is a masterful story teller and her characters so vivid they live on in my imagination long after the story has ended - WONDERFULL!!!
    • 5/5
      Amazing, I couldn’t stop listening. I was enthralled by the story. I’d seen ‘Practical Magic’ and loved the film and the books are even better!
    • 5/5
      Captivating from the start and a lovely narration
      Sad to come to the end