The rules of magic / Alice Hoffman.
From author Alice Hoffman comes the prequel to her bestseller, "Practical Magic." Find your magic. For the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man. Hundreds of years later, in New York City at the cusp of the sixties, when the whole world is about to change, Susanna Owens knows that her three children are dangerously unique. Difficult Franny, with skin as pale as milk and blood red hair, shy and beautiful Jet, who can read other people's thoughts, and charismatic Vincent, who began looking for trouble on the day he could walk. From the start Susanna sets down rules for her children: No walking in the moonlight, no red shoes, no wearing black, no cats, no crows, no candles, no books about magic. And most importantly, never, ever, fall in love. But when her children visit their Aunt Isabelle, in the small Massachusetts town where the Owens family has been blamed for everything that has ever gone wrong, they uncover family secrets and begin to understand the truth of who they are. Back in New York City each begins a risky journey as they try to escape the family curse. The Owens children cannot escape love even if they try, just as they cannot escape the pains of the human heart. The two beautiful sisters will grow up to be the revered, and sometimes feared, aunts in "Practical Magic," while Vincent, their beloved brother, will leave an unexpected legacy.
"The prequel to Alice Hoffman's practical magic, following the lives of Franny and Jet Owens (and their brother Vincent Owens) long before Sally and Gillian wound up on their doorstep"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781501137471
- ISBN: 1501137476
- ISBN: 9781501137488
- ISBN: 1501137484
- Physical Description: 367 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster edition
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2017.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Richlands Branch Library | FIC HOFFMAN (Text) | 36015001356746 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | FIC HOFFMAN (Text) | 36015001183926 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC HOFFMAN (Text) | 36015001115225 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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