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The book of magic / Alice Hoffman.

Hoffman, Alice, (author.).

Summary:
"The Owens family has been cursed in matters of love for over three hundred years, but all of that is about to change. The novel begins in a library, the best place for a story to be conjured, when beloved aunt Jet Owens hears the deathwatch beetle and knows she has only seven days to live. Jet is not the only one in danger - the curse is already at work. A frantic attempt to save a young man's life spurs three generations of the Owens women, and one long-lost brother, to use their unusual gifts to break the curse as they travel from Paris to London to the English countryside where their ancestor Maria Owens first practiced the Unnamed Art. The younger generation discovers secrets that have been hidden from them in matters of both magic and love by Sally, their fiercely protective mother. As Kylie Owens uncovers the truth about who she is and what her own dark powers are, her aunt Franny comes to understand that she is ready to sacrifice everything for her family, and Sally Owens realizes that she is willing to give up everything for love"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781638080947
  • ISBN: 1638080941
  • Physical Description: 511 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
  • Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Regular print version previously published by: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Women > Fiction.
Witches > Fiction.
Sisters > Fiction.
Aunts > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Large type books.
Massachusetts > Fiction.
Genre: Paranormal fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Romance fiction.

Available copies

  • 22 of 23 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 23 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library LARGE TYPE HOFFMAN (Text) 50686016118916 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library LP F HOF (Text) 33240004927219 Adult Large Print Fiction Available -
Cresson Public Library LP HOF (Text) 31814610092477 CRSM Large Type Fiction Available -
Dalton Community Library LARGE TYPE HOFFMAN (Text) 50689010447067 Adult Fiction Available -
Degenstein Community Library LPF HOFFMAN (Text)
Memorial: BONAWITZ In Memory of CINDY BONAWITZ by Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation.
35031301211090 Adult Large Print Available -
DuBois Public Library LP FIC HOFFMAN (Text) 61000100068135 Large Print Fiction Available -
Ellwood City Area Public Library LT F Hoffman (Text)
Memorial: Joann Novakovich given by Kevin Fellner.
32102000888749 ECAM Fiction Large-Print Available -
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) LP HOF (Text) 91081972 GFWM Main Room Available -
Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) LP FIC HOFFMAN ALICE (Text)
Endowment: Friends of New Oxford Library Named Endowment, 2021
35740635796162 Large Print Fiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Large Print Fiction Hoffman (Text) 39427103616959 Large Print Room: Large Print Fiction Available -

Summary: "The Owens family has been cursed in matters of love for over three hundred years, but all of that is about to change. The novel begins in a library, the best place for a story to be conjured, when beloved aunt Jet Owens hears the deathwatch beetle and knows she has only seven days to live. Jet is not the only one in danger - the curse is already at work. A frantic attempt to save a young man's life spurs three generations of the Owens women, and one long-lost brother, to use their unusual gifts to break the curse as they travel from Paris to London to the English countryside where their ancestor Maria Owens first practiced the Unnamed Art. The younger generation discovers secrets that have been hidden from them in matters of both magic and love by Sally, their fiercely protective mother. As Kylie Owens uncovers the truth about who she is and what her own dark powers are, her aunt Franny comes to understand that she is ready to sacrifice everything for her family, and Sally Owens realizes that she is willing to give up everything for love"--

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