Practical Magic

By: Alice Hoffman

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Alice Hoffman's enchanting witch's brew of suspense, romance and magic -- now a major motion picture from Warner Bros.
When the beautiful and precocious sisters Sally and Gillian Owens are orphaned at a young age, they are taken to a small Massachusetts town to be raised by their eccentric aunts, who happen to dwell in the darkest, eeriest house in town. As they become more aware of their aunts' mysterious and sometimes frightening powers -- and as their own powers begin to surface -- the sisters grow determined to escape their strange upbringing by blending into "normal" society.
But both find that they cannot elude their magic-filled past. And when trouble strikes -- in the form of a menacing backyard ghost -- the sisters must not only reunite three generations of Owens women but embrace their magic as a gift -- and their key to a future of love and passion.
Funny, haunting, and shamelessly romantic, Practical Magic is bewitching entertainment -- Alice Hoffman at her spectacular best.

Somethings are just practical.

I've adored this story for a long time; I have an ancient paperback version that has traveled with me on every plane ride I've ever taken (which is a lot). As someone who was picked on, horribly through childhood, for being different, this was the first cast of characters I vividly remember relating with. This is certainly a story I suggest as part of my preferred treatment for sad, rainy days, or a broken heart. By the time you finish it, you'll be ready for face the world again.

bad performance

the performance was just bad...made it a bit tough to get through the story at times

A new favorite!

I just Finished listening to this audible book and literally I was so sad to have it in that I had tears in my eyes. How has it taken me so many years to read this book. I’m going to add it to my top five favorite books.

The wonderful magic in life

This was not the same story as the movie, well, kind of. I thought this was better than the movie! The story is about generations of Owens women, their life, loves and intertwines the history of how practical magic comes in to play throughout their lives. After the sudden death of their parents, two yon iris go to live with their elderly aunts. The aunts practice a magic that might be what most people call superstition and folk remedies, but also have a back donor business selling love potions and the like. The aunts as well as the girls possess a type of sixth sense and ability to be connected to life and nature in a special. When one of the sisters runs afoul of an evil boyfriend complications ensue and the story revolves around the sisters lives and this consequences of a family curse which affects their decks s concerning love. Good story, would recommend this book as well as the prequel.

Acceptable story

The story was interesting enough to hold my attention. There’s a lot more potential to be done in story with some of the characters