25th Anniversary Edition—with an Introduction by the Author!The Owens sisters confront the challenges of life and love in this bewitching novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic and Magic Lessons.For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in their Massachusetts town. Gillian and Sally have endured that fate … Massachusetts town. Gillian and Sally have endured that fate as well: as children, the sisters were forever outsiders, taunted, talked about, pointed at. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, with their musty house and their exotic concoctions and their crowd of black cats. But all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape. One will do so by marrying, the other by running away. But the bonds they share will bring them back—almost as if by magic…
“Splendid…Practical Magic is one of [Hoffman’s] best novels, showing on every page her gift for touching ordinary life as if with a wand, to reveal how extraordinary life really is.”—Newsweek
“[A] delicious fantasy of witchcraft and love in a world where gardens smell of lemon verbena and happy endings are possible.”—Cosmopolitan
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It was different than the movie. I liked it much better. The characters were much more interesting!
I loved this book and the movie based on this book. Very enjoyable read.
Better than I expected.
Alice Hoffman is always great. This is another book I read so long ago that I don’t remember specifics, sorry.
I thought this book was okay. I didn’t find any of the characters likable and finished it because a friend and I had decided to read it together.
Beautifully written
I liked it but it’s one of the rare occurrences when the movie is better than the book.
I like the movie more ,but it’s still pretty okay
Sisters with small magical powers use it to help on the life journey, which leads to conflict for their adopted girls, who go in different directions. One of the best novels about growing up.
Not what I expected. This is one of those rare cases when the movie was better than the book.
I love the movie and of course I love the book even more.
I liked the characters and the story.
It’s not my favorite, but I’ve read it more than once.
Hard to put down. Upbeat story line
If you are looking for a fun read this is for you
One of my favorite books ever! Twisted and magical!
I love everything by Alice Hoffman.
Didn’t like the writing style and I found ghee book boring.
Loved every page!
One of my favorites!