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Practical Magic

Alice Hoffman · 1995

288 pages

Sisters Sally and Gillian Owens grow up in a small Massachusetts town under a family curse that poisons love. Sally swears off magic while Gillian chases trouble, until a dead boyfriend on Gillian's doorstep drags them both back into the spells they tried to leave behind.

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Witches, Magical Realism, Small Town Secrets, Star-Crossed Lovers

Content warnings: abuse

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