Magic lessons / Alice Hoffman.
"Where does the story of the Owens bloodline begin? With Maria Owens, in the 1600s, when she's abandoned in a snowy field in rural England as a baby. Under the care of Hannah Owens, Maria learns about the "Unnamed Arts." Hannah recognizes that Maria has a gift and she teaches the girl all she knows. It is here that she learns her first important lesson: Always love someone who will love you back. 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 is 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."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982108847
- ISBN: 1982108843
- ISBN: 9781982108854
- Physical Description: 396 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster edition
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
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- General Note:
- "A novel"--Jacket."The prequel to Practical Magic."
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- 81 of 98 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Brown Library System.
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- 2 current holds with 98 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | F Hof (Text) | 30308101253640 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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"Where does the story of the Owens bloodline begin? With Maria Owens, in the 1600s, when she's abandoned in a snowy field in rural England as a baby. Under the care of Hannah Owens, Maria learns about the "Unnamed Arts." Hannah recognizes that Maria has a gift and she teaches the girl all she knows. It is here that she learns her first important lesson: Always love someone who will love you back. 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 is 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."--
