{"product_id":"9781398515512-practical-magic","title":"Practical Magic","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe bestselling novel that inspired the iconic film about sisterhood, love and magic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone needs a little magic in their lives. and for the Owens sisters, magic is inevitable. \u003ci\u003ePractical Magic\u003c\/i\u003e is the beloved novel by Alice Hoffman, inspiration for the classic film.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the beloved novel that inspired the classic film – a magical, moving story of sisterhood, love and the ties that bind us.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs children, Gillian and Sally Owens are marked as different, growing up on the margins of a small New England town where whispers of magic cling to their family name. Each longs to escape: one into marriage, the other as far from home as she can travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYears later, when tragedy draws them back together, the sisters must confront not only the past they tried to leave behind, but the enduring connection between them – and the power, both dangerous and transformative, that has always set them apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichly atmospheric and quietly spellbinding, \u003ci\u003ePractical Magic\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of love and loss, forgiveness and belonging, and the extraordinary resilience of family. Alice Hoffman’s beloved novel continues to enchant readers with its seamless blend of the everyday and the otherworldly, capturing the fragile, powerful magic of being human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR THE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRACTICAL MAGIC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e SERIES:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A real pleasure' Kate Atkinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Simply brilliant' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A delicious fantasy of witchcraft and love in a world where gardens smell of lemon verbena and happy endings are possible’ \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘What do you do when your long lost little sister shows up on your suburban front step… a dead man in the Oldsmobile that’s blocking your driveway? …You help her bury him in your backyard, underneath a wilting lilac bush that will suddenly spring back to life, bearing masses of heady flowers that remind everyone who passes by of desires they thought they’d long since stifled’ \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Dark comedy and a light touch carry the story along to a truly Gothic climax, complete with heaving skies and witchery on the lawn’ \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A scrim of magic lies gently over this fictional world, in which lilacs bloom riotously in July, a lovesick boy's elbows sizzle on a diner countertop and a toad expectorates a silver ring.' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39709807509601,"sku":"9781398515512","price":7.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31838459.jpg?v=1735026824","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781398515512-practical-magic","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}