I've read every book that Alice Hoffman has written. They always hold my interest and even though I hate fantasy in novels, she seems to make it relatable. THE RULES OF MAGIC is her latest and is a prequel to her bestseller PRACTICAL MAGIC.
The following review is from Goodreads.com
The Rules of Magic (Practical Magic 0)
by Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Auth
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.
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.
