Everyone needs a little magic in their lives... The Rules of Magic is the long-awaited prequel
to Practical Magic and a New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon' s Book Club pick!
In this sparkling prequel we meet the Aunts from Practical Magic sisters Frances and Jet and
Vincent their brother. From the beginning their mother Susanna knew they were unique: Franny
with her skin as pale as milk and blood red hair who could commune with birds Jet as shy as
she is beautiful who knows what others are thinking and Vincent so charismatic that he was
built for trouble. Susanna needed to set some rules of magic: no walking in the moonlight no
red shoes no wearing black no cats no crows no candles and certainly absolutely no books
about magic… But the Owens siblings are desperate to uncover who they really are. Each
heads down a life-altering course filled with secrets and truths devastation and joy and
magic and love. Despite the warning handed down through the family for centuries – Know that
for our family love is a curse – they will all strive to break the rules and find true love.
***A perfect read for crisp autumn nights!*** Praise for The Rules of Magic : ‘The
combination of magic with the universal themes of romantic love and the bond between siblings
allows the reader to have one foot in a magical world and another in the realities of family
life. Much like the bewitching heroines in this book.’ – The Lady ‘Utterly spellbinding’ -
Heat ‘Shows the author at their best… She neatly intertwines their lives with a backdrop
that brims with periodic detail. Gnomic maxims add to a wise seductive fabular tone…
Thrilling and transportive’ – Sunday Times ‘Enchanting… Spellbinding and entertaining’ –
Sunday Express ‘Hoffman explores Aunt Frances and Aunt Bridget’s (known here as Jet)
awakening to the craft in the 1960s. Franny and Jet along with their brother Vincent stay
with their Aunt Isabelle. Each of their gifts grow but can they use them to break the family
curse? T he Rules of Magic is a gentle tale perfect as the nights draw in' – Press
Association ‘As efficient a slice of escapism as you would expect from Hoffman… Hoffman’s
skill is to ground her light-as-a-feather tale in a very specific time and place: Manhattan in
the Sixties. Wisely she doesn’t rely on the momentous times to do too much work but the heady
atmospherics are expertly interwoven’ – Daily Mail ‘A bewitching hard to put down tale of
the consequences of magic love and family’ - Bookbag
