Paperback
Details condition: brand new format: paperback isbn: 9781398509979 publisher: scribner uk overview the book of magic is the spellbinding fourth and final instalment in alice hoffman's bestselling practical magic series, following the owens family across centuries of love, loss and enchantment. When jet owens hears the sound of the deathwatch beetle, she knows her time is short
And that the family curse must finally be broken. Rich with hoffman's trademark lyrical prose, this brand new uk paperback brings the beloved saga to a deeply moving, magical close for longtime fans and new readers alike. About the book for centuries, the owens family has carried a curse: any man who falls in love with an owens woman is doomed. As the book of magic opens, beloved aunt jet hears the fateful sound of the deathwatch beetle
A signal that she has only seven days left to live. She has finally uncovered the secret to breaking the curse, but time is desperately short. When tragedy strikes young kylie owens' brother, the family
Sally, gillian, kylie, and the aunts
Must travel from massachusetts to new york and across the atlantic to a mysterious library in england, calling on every remaining scrap of magic they possess. Alice hoffman weaves together generations of owens women in a tale that spans the ordinary and the otherworldly, exploring sisterhood, sacrifice and the redemptive power of love. As the conclusion to the series that began with practical magic, this novel ties t...