The Rules of Magic unfolds a saga beginning in 1620, when Maria Owens loved the wrong man and was charged with witchery as a result. Neither of them realized back then that, no matter how far they ran, their bonds would keep drawing them back together. She was always the wild one, breaking men’s hearts, living her life to the fullest. Sally and Gillian suffered the consequences and so after a while, they decided that they would escape the family name and all the rumors that came with it.
To an extent, Sally and Gillian’s neighbors couldn’t be blamed for their hostile reactions, because their aunts did nothing to dissuade suggestions that they were witches. For as long as they could remember, everything that went wrong in their rural Massachusetts town was blamed on the Owens family. Practical Magic, the first novel in the series, weaves the story of Sally and Gillian, who grew up well aware of the dark web of suspicion that hovered over their family name. Before her demise, Maria cast a spell that would doom every man who would ever fall for an Owens woman to a quick and horrible death. The affair finally ended when Maria was accused of witchcraft. Back in the 1600s, Maria Owens fell for the wrong man. These novels tell the stories of the Owens family.
Its sequel took more than two decades to finally see the light of day, and yet Alice Hoffman’s fans were no less enthusiastic to return to the world that the first Practical Magic novel introduced. The first novel in the series was published in 1995 to great fanfare. Regardless of what anyone chooses to call these books, one cannot deny Practical Magic’s persisting popularity. Additionally, emphasis is placed on the romance and the family drama that plays out between the characters. The novels deal with witches and magic, so words like “fantasy,” “paranormal,” and “supernatural” would definitely fit the bill, but the magic on display in the stories is quite subtle, so much so that one would be hard-pressed to call these fantasy novels. Some people struggle to categorize the Practical Magic series. The short story got the attention of an editor, who asked her to write a full-length novel.
She wrote her first short story while studying at Stanford. She attended Valley Steam North High and Adelphi University. These novels have been commended for their charming characters, sweet stories, and the author’s magical writing style.Īlice Hoffman is an American author born in 1952 in New York City. The Practical Magic series is spent following the Owens sisters as they finally come to terms with the magic in their blood and the complexities that their lineage adds to their love lives. The books follow the adventures of two witches, Sally and Gillian, who are trying and failing to break away from their magical lineage. Practical Magic is a series of paranormal romance novels written by Alice Hoffman.
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