Practical Magic
Published in 1995, Practical Magic is a witch fiction and occult fiction novel by Alice Hoffman. Much of the action takes place in Massachusetts. It features Sally Owens, Gillian Owens and Antonia Owens. Readers will find themes of Women, witches, witchcraft and family life.
71 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 29 editions across 5 languages.
It runs to roughly 288 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Practical Magic
For more than two hundred years, the Owens women had been blamed for everything that went wrong in their Massachusetts town. And Gillian and Sally endured that fate as well; as children, the sisters were outsiders. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, but all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape. One would do so by marrying, the other by running away. But the bonds they shared brought them back-almost as if by magic...
Quick answers
Who wrote Practical Magic?
Practical Magic was written by Alice Hoffman and first published in 1995.
What genre is Practical Magic?
It is usually shelved as Witch Fiction and Occult Fiction.
How long is Practical Magic?
The median edition has 288 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Practical Magic?
Readers who like it often enjoy Heaven and Earth, Dance Upon the Air and Face the Fire.
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