The Rules of Magic

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Everyone needs a little magic in their lives... The Rules of Magic is thelong-awaited prequel to Practical Magic, and a New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon's Book Club pick!

In this sparkling prequel we meet the Aunts from Practical Magic, sisters Frances and Jet and Vincent, their brother. From the beginning their mother Susanna knew they were unique: Franny with her skin as pale as milk and blood red hair, who could commune with birds; Jet as shy as she is beautiful, who knows what others are thinking, and Vincent so charismatic that he was built for trouble. Susanna needed to set some rules of magic: no walking in the moonlight, no red shoes, no wearing black, no cats, no crows, no candles and certainly, absolutely, no books about magic

But the Owens siblings are desperate to uncover who they really are. Each heads down a life-altering course, filled with secrets and truths, devastation and joy, and magic and love. Despite the warning handed down through the family for centuries Know that for our family, love is a curse they will all strive to break the rules and find true love.

***A perfect read for crisp autumn nights!***

Praise for The Rules of Magic:

The combination of magic with the universal themes of romantic love and the bond between siblings allows the reader to have one foot in a magical world and another in the realities of family life. Much like the bewitching heroines in this book. The Lady

Utterly spellbinding - Heat

Shows the author at their best She neatly intertwines their lives with a backdrop that brims with periodic detail. Gnomic maxims add to a wise, seductive, fabular tone Thrilling and transportive Sunday Times

Enchanting Spellbinding and entertaining Sunday Express

Hoffman explores Aunt Frances and Aunt Bridgets (known here as Jet) awakening to the craft in the 1960s. Franny and Jet, along with their brother Vincent, stay with their Aunt Isabelle. Each of their gifts grow, but can they use them to break the family curse The Rules of Magic is a gentle tale, perfect as the nights draw in' Press Association

As efficient a slice of escapism as you would expect from Hoffman Hoffmans skill is to ground her light-as-a-feather tale in a very specific time and place: Manhattan in the Sixties. Wisely, she doesnt rely on the momentous times to do too much work, but the heady atmospherics are expertly interwoven Daily Mail

A bewitching, hard to put down tale of the consequences of magic, love and family -Bookbag

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Praise for the Practical Magic series

Her books are a real pleasure practical magic Kate Atkinson

[A] delicious fantasy of witchcraft and love in a world where gardens smell of lemon verbena and happy endings are possible Cosmopolitan

Dripping with pathos and otherworldly possibility Vogue

Dark comedy and a light touchcarry the story along to a truly Gothic climax, complete with heaving skies and witchery on the lawnNew York Times

A master of magical realism, draws us back into the spellbinding universe of the Owens family with gorgeous prose set against a backdrop of vivid imagery Marie Claire

A delightful confection witty, imaginative, unexpectedly touching The Times

Reading an Alice Hoffman book is like falling into a deep dream where senses are heightened and love reigns supreme I never wanted to awaken Jodi Picoult

Hoffmans classy prose imbues this modern fairy tale with bite as well as beauty Mail on Sunday

Storytelling is in Hoffmans bones New York Times Book Review

Vivid and enchanting another sublime entry in an arresting series Esquire

I got so swept up in this enchanting story Reese Witherspoon

A vivid and evocative tale prepare to be spellbound Woman

Full of Hoffmans bewitching and lucid prose and vivid characters, The Book of Magic is ultimately about the very human magic of family and love and actions that echo through generations it casts a spell Matt Haig

Author Bio

Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The Book of Magic, Magic Lessons, The World That We Knew, Practical Magic, The Rules of Magic (a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick), the Oprahs Book Club Selection Here on Earth, The Red Garden, The Dovekeepers, The Museum of Extraordinary Things, The Marriage of Opposites, and Faithful. She lives near Boston.