![]() ![]() The spellbinding story, focusing on the strength of family bonds through joy and sorrow, will appeal to a broad range of readers. Hoffman’s novel is a coming-of-age tale replete with magic and historical references to the early witch trials. The three siblings struggle with the curse, sometimes pushing away their beloveds and at other times succumbing to the allure of love only to see it end tragically. There, the children hone their magical skills and discover that an ancestor had cursed them so that disaster would befall anyone who fell in love with them. ![]() As they continue to grow older in the rapidly changing world of the late 1950s, the children’s curiosity about their heritage is rewarded when they are invited to visit their Aunt Isabelle in Massachusetts. But the children can’t deny their special abilities to perform such feats as communicating with animals and reading others’ thoughts. Susanna has done her best to keep them away from the powers of magic by forbidding such things as wearing black and using Ouija boards. ![]() Susanna Owens fled her home in Massachusetts and settled in New York, where she marries and, with her husband, raises their three children, Franny, Jet, and Vincent. ![]() Hoffman delights in this prequel to Practical Magic, as three siblings discover both the power and curse of their magic. ![]()
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