Practical Magic

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For more than two hundred years, the Owens women had been blamed for everything that went wrong in their Massachusetts town. And Gillian and Sally endured that fate as well; as children, the sisters were outsiders. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, but all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape. One would do so by marrying, the other by running away. But the bonds they shared brought them back-almost as if by magic...

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3.7/5 · 175480 readers · 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read Practical Magic?

About ≈ 5 h 20 m — 288 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mPractical Magic~5 h 20 m

How many pages is Practical Magic?

288 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Practical Magic288

What genre is Practical Magic?

It sits on the Paranormal, Fiction shelves.

Has Practical Magic been made into a movie or TV show?

Yes — screen adaptations include Practical Magic (1998).

Is Practical Magic in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Where does Practical Magic take place?

It is set in Massachusetts.

Who wrote Practical Magic?

Alice Hoffman (1952–0).

Setting Massachusetts
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