Unable to capture John’s affection, Maria sets up shop in the woods, townswomen coming to her for cures and curses. But John abandons Maria and Faith, returning to his family in Salem – and Maria follows. Shipped to Curaçao as a servant, Maria falls for married John Hathorne – their nights of passion resulting in a daughter, Faith. With the arrival of her birth mother, her life spirals, having to rely on her will, wits and witchery. Growing up with foster mother and wise woman Hannah, Maria soon develops an aptitude for witchcraft. Maria’s story and curse have hung over the books since Practical Magic’s release in 1995. Magic Lessons follows Maria, from being found by the village wise woman, to the casting of the curse that would kill any man who’d love an Owens. While Practical Magic told the story of sisters Sally and Gillian, and The Rules of Magic, that of the indomitable aunts Frances and Jet, Magic Lessons centres on ancestor Maria Owens: the root of the Owens family tree. “Books may well be the only true magic”, stated Alice Hoffman and her latest book, Magic Lessons, the most recent in her Practical Magic series, is proof positive of this.
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