The bestselling author of "Second Nature, Illumination Night" and "Turtle Moon" now offers her most fascinating and tantalizingly accomplished novel yet -- a winning tale that amply confirms Alice Hoffman's reputation not only as a genius of the vivid scene and unforgettable character but as one of America's most captivating storytellers. When the beautiful and precocious sisters Sally and Gillian Owens are orphaned at a young age, they are taken to a small Massachusetts town to be raised by their eccentric aunts, who ...
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The bestselling author of "Second Nature, Illumination Night" and "Turtle Moon" now offers her most fascinating and tantalizingly accomplished novel yet -- a winning tale that amply confirms Alice Hoffman's reputation not only as a genius of the vivid scene and unforgettable character but as one of America's most captivating storytellers. When the beautiful and precocious sisters Sally and Gillian Owens are orphaned at a young age, they are taken to a small Massachusetts town to be raised by their eccentric aunts, who happen to dwell in the darkest, eeriest house in town. As they become more aware of their aunts' mysterious and sometimes frightening powers -- and as their own powers begin to surface -- the sisters grow determined to escape their strange upbringing by blending into "normal" society. But both find that they cannot elude their magic-filled past. And when trouble strikes -- in the form of a menacing backyard ghost -- the sisters must not only reunite three generations of Owens women but embrace their magic as a gift -- and their key to a future of love and passion. Funny, haunting, and shamelessly romantic, "Practical Magic" is bewitching entertainment -- Alice Hoffman at her spectacular best.
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I've always enjoyed the movie and now the book. Its always interesting to see the differences between the two. You will enjoy.
imagia
Aug 18, 2007
amazing
This book is absolutely amazing. If you've seen the movie the book is very very different, although the main plot line is the same. Even with the differences this book is in no way a disappointment. The characters are real and down to earth and makes you want a pair of aunts of your very own. I can read this book over and over again. Definitely worth the buy!
