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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
124 books27.1k 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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October 16, 2026
Quizáis o meu principal problema con este libro é que vin a película primeiro e creoume unhas expectativas de libro noventero mamarracho que non se cumpliron. Demasiado drama e mal contado. A idea era interesante, pero olvidáronse do principal: a maxia.
A veces parecía que Alice vomitaba todo o que se lle pasaba pola mente sen pararse a ver se tiña sentido e estaba fiado o que dicía.
Fíxoseme un cacao mental coa mistura dos tempos verbais.
As descricións, en ocasións, semellaban un guión de película.
E non entendín ese fío, para min sin sentido, para pasar da historia dunha personaxe a outra que non ten nada que ver.
Notiñas moi breves:
P. 33. "La bondad, en su opinión, no era una virtud, sino mero temor y falta de carácter disfrazados de humildad."
P. 34. "Sales de baño de ESPAÑA."
P. 45. Sally, boísima persoa que ofrece as súas fillas a cambio do seu maridito.
P. 96. Vaia frase máis rancia acaba de soltar.
P. 122. Qué repelente é a Antonia.
P. 155. "cuanto más sola estás, más te alejas, hasta que los seres humanos parecen una raza alienígena, con costumbres que has olvidado y una lengua que ya no entiendes."
Final de peli de antena 3.
A veces parecía que Alice vomitaba todo o que se lle pasaba pola mente sen pararse a ver se tiña sentido e estaba fiado o que dicía.
Fíxoseme un cacao mental coa mistura dos tempos verbais.
As descricións, en ocasións, semellaban un guión de película.
E non entendín ese fío, para min sin sentido, para pasar da historia dunha personaxe a outra que non ten nada que ver.
Notiñas moi breves:
P. 33. "La bondad, en su opinión, no era una virtud, sino mero temor y falta de carácter disfrazados de humildad."
P. 34. "Sales de baño de ESPAÑA."
P. 45. Sally, boísima persoa que ofrece as súas fillas a cambio do seu maridito.
P. 96. Vaia frase máis rancia acaba de soltar.
P. 122. Qué repelente é a Antonia.
P. 155. "cuanto más sola estás, más te alejas, hasta que los seres humanos parecen una raza alienígena, con costumbres que has olvidado y una lengua que ya no entiendes."
Final de peli de antena 3.
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