02126cam a2200433 i 4500 447756087 TxAuBib 20201104120000.0 200505s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020020294 9781982108847 1982108843 (OCoLC)1154106544 TxAuBib rda Hoffman, Alice. Magic lessons / Alice Hoffman. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2020. ℗2020. 396 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Prequel to Hoffman's 1995 book, Practical magic. "In an unforgettable novel that traces a centuries-old curse to its source, beloved author Alice Hoffman unveils the story of Maria Owens, accused of witchcraft in Salem, and matriarch of a line of the amazing Owens women and men featured in Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic"-- Provided by publisher. In the 1600s, Maria was abandoned in a snowy field in rural England as a baby. Under the care of Hannah Owens, who recognizes that Maria has a gift, she learns about the 'Unnamed Arts.' When Maria is abandoned by the man who has declared his love for her, she follows him to Salem, Massachusetts. She invokes a curse that will haunt her family for generations. And she learns the lesson that she will carry with her for the rest of her life: Love is the only thing that matters. -- adapted from jacket. 20201104. Abandoned children Fiction. Witches Fiction. Magic Fiction. Blessing and cursing Fiction. Family secrets Fiction. British Massachusetts Salem Fiction. Occult fiction. Salem (Mass) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Fiction. Historical fiction. Fantasy fiction. Paranormal fiction.