Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
From the bestselling author of "Blue Diary" comes a novel that reveals what happens when magic competes with real love. At the heart of this work are Gillian and Sally Owens, whose conjuring spinster aunts raised them not with square meals and curfews but with magic spells and respect for the powers of nature.
Review Quotes: Praise for Practical Magic
"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."--
The New 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 "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 atmosphere 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."--
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