Everyone needs a little magic in their lives... The Rules of Magic
is the long-awaited prequel to Practical Magic, and a New York
Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon's Book Club pick! In this
sparkling prequel we meet the Aunts from Practical Magic, sisters
Frances and Jet and Vincent, their brother. 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. 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... But the Owens
siblings are desperate to uncover who they really are. Each heads
down a life-altering course, filled with secrets and truths,
devastation and joy, and magic and love. 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. ***A perfect read for crisp autumn nights!*** Praise for
The Rules of Magic: 'The combination of magic with the universal
themes of romantic love and the bond between siblings allows the
reader to have one foot in a magical world and another in the
realities of family life. Much like the bewitching heroines in this
book.' - The Lady 'Utterly spellbinding' - Heat 'Shows the author
at their best... She neatly intertwines their lives with a backdrop
that brims with periodic detail. Gnomic maxims add to a wise,
seductive, fabular tone... Thrilling and transportive' - Sunday
Times 'Enchanting... Spellbinding and entertaining' - Sunday
Express 'Hoffman explores Aunt Frances and Aunt Bridget's (known
here as Jet) awakening to the craft in the 1960s. Franny and Jet,
along with their brother Vincent, stay with their Aunt Isabelle.
Each of their gifts grow, but can they use them to break the family
curse? The Rules of Magic is a gentle tale, perfect as the nights
draw in' - Press Association 'As efficient a slice of escapism as
you would expect from Hoffman... Hoffman's skill is to ground her
light-as-a-feather tale in a very specific time and place:
Manhattan in the Sixties. Wisely, she doesn't rely on the momentous
times to do too much work, but the heady atmospherics are expertly
interwoven' - Daily Mail 'A bewitching, hard to put down tale of
the consequences of magic, love and family' - Bookbag
General
Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
The Practical Magic Series, 2 |
Release date: |
December 2021 |
Authors: |
Alice Hoffman
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Dimensions: |
198 x 130 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
Pages: |
384 |
Edition: |
Reissue |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-398-51550-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-398-51550-7 |
Barcode: |
9781398515505 |
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