The extraordinary new novel from the author of Practical Magic and The Dovekeepers
We first met the Owens in the glorious novel Practical Magic. We discovered the tragedy of the Owens siblings in The Rules of Magic. Now we learn how it all began ... with a baby abandoned in a snowy
English field in the 1600s. Under the care of gentle Hannah Owens, little Maria learns about the 'Unnamed Arts'. Maria has a gift for them - a gift that may well prove her undoing.
When Maria is abandoned by the man who has declared his love for her, she follows him to Salem, Massachusetts. Here she invokes the curse that will haunt her family. And it's here that she learns the rules of magic and the lesson that she will carry with her for the rest of her life. Love is the only thing that matters.
Magic Lessons is a celebration of life and love, and a showcase of Alice Hoffman's masterful storytelling.
Praise for Alice Hoffman
'A testament to the human spirit and to love rising from the ashes of war' Jodi Picoult
'Beautiful, harrowing, a major contribution to twenty-first century literature' Toni Morrison
Loved this so much more than the Rules of Magic. I enjoyed the story of María and her daughter Faith. It was a hard book to put down. The story of love, of coming into your own, of learning tough lessons, of being true to yourself - so many lessons. The pace was really good and I loved it from beginning to end.
