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Practical Magic
The Owens sisters confront the challenges of life and love in this bewitching novel from New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman.
For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in their Massachusetts town. Gillian and Sally have endured that fate as well: as children, the sisters were forever outsiders, taunted, talked about, pointed at. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, with their musty house and their exotic concoctions and their crowd of black cats. But all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape.
One will do so by marrying, the other by running away. But the bonds they share will bring them back—almost as if by magic...
For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in their Massachusetts town. Gillian and Sally have endured that fate as well: as children, the sisters were forever outsiders, taunted, talked about, pointed at. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, with their musty house and their exotic concoctions and their crowd of black cats. But all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape.
One will do so by marrying, the other by running away. But the bonds they share will bring them back—almost as if by magic...
286 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1995
About the author
Alice Hoffman
120 books26.9k followersAlice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The World That We Knew; The Marriage of Opposites; The Red Garden; The Museum of Extraordinary Things; The Dovekeepers; Here on Earth, an Oprah’s Book Club selection; and the Practical Magic series, including Practical
Magic; Magic Lessons; The Rules of Magic, a selection of Reese’s Book Club; and The Book of Magic. She lives near Boston.
Magic; Magic Lessons; The Rules of Magic, a selection of Reese’s Book Club; and The Book of Magic. She lives near Boston.
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September 24, 2023
4,5 estrelles. Brutal m'ha encantat, dels meus llibres preferits de l'any. M'encanta com està escrit i l'ambientació, la creativitat de l'escriptora i els personatges i relacions entre ells. La Sally la meva pref sens dubte
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September 14, 2026
Més que la història en si, he gaudit de l’ambient noventer i d’aquest puntet de màgia tan «Embrujadas». ✨ És fàcil de seguir i entretinguda, tot i que diria que és més romàntica que màgica.
No m’ha entusiasmat, però m’ho he passat bé escoltant-la. I la nostàlgia dels 90? 100% ❤️
No m’ha entusiasmat, però m’ho he passat bé escoltant-la. I la nostàlgia dels 90? 100% ❤️
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