Synopsis
Sorcery is the legacy of Gillian and Sally Owens, a legacy they both try to escape until they realize their magic is a gift, not an affliction. By the author of Turtle Moon and Second Coming.
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Review
"A beautiful, moving book about the power of love and the desires of the heart."
"Charmingly told, and a good deal of fun."
A beautiful, moving book about the power of love and the desires of the heart. Denver Post
Charmingly told, and a good deal of fun. TheNew York Times Book Review
One of her most lyrical works...Hoffman is at her best. San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
Written with a light hand and rhythm...Practical Magic has the pace of a fairy tale but with the impact of accomplished fiction. People
Hoffman's best...readers will relish this magical tale. Denver Post
A sweet, sweet story that like the best fairy tales says more than at first it seems to. New York Daily News
[Hoffman] has proved once again her potency as a storyteller, combining the mundane with the fantastic in a totally engaging way. The Orlando Sentinel
Hoffman's writing has plenty of power. Her best sentences are like incantations they won't let you get away. Kirkus Reviews
Witches and ghosts, spells and sleight-of-hand weave a fanciful atmospehere in Alice Hoffman's tender comedy about clairvoyance, spells, and family ties. The Miami Herald
A cosmic romance leavened with just the right touch of pragmatism and humor. Booklist
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"A beautiful, moving book about the power of love and the desires of the heart."--Denver Post
"One of her most lyrical works...Hoffman is at her best."--San Francisco Chronicle Book Review "Written with a light hand and rhythm...Practical Magic has the pace of a fairy tale but with the impact of accomplished fiction."--People "Hoffman's best...readers will relish this magical tale."--Denver Post "A sweet, sweet story that like the best fairy tales says more than at first it seems to."--New York Daily News "[Hoffman] has proved once again her potency as a storyteller, combining the mundane with the fantastic in a totally engaging way."--The Orlando Sentinel "Hoffman's writing has plenty of power. Her best sentences are like incantations--they won't let you get away."--Kirkus Reviews
"Witches and ghosts, spells and sleight-of-hand weave a fanciful atmospehere in Alice Hoffman's tender comedy about clairvoyance, spells, and family ties."--The Miami Herald
"A cosmic romance leavened with just the right touch of pragmatism and humor."--Booklist
Book Description
'Alice Hoffman is a daring and able writer; she plots conjunctions of mundane and magical events with such ease that the reader never doubts her word' New Yorker
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