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Chapters (30)
  1. Epigraph
  2. PART ONE Transformations
  3. 1664 I.
  4. 1674 II.
  5. 1679 III.
  6. PART TWO Talisman
  7. 1680 I.
  8. 1685 II.
  9. III.
  10. PART THREE Divination
  11. 1686 I.
  12. II.
  13. III.
  14. PART FOUR The Charm
  15. 1691 I.
  16. II.
  17. III.
  18. PART FIVE The Remedy
  19. 1693 I.
  20. II.
  21. III.
  22. PART SIX Fate
  23. 1696
  24. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  25. Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
  26. Introduction
  27. Topics & Questions for Discussion
  28. Enhance Your Book Club
  29. A Conversation with Alice Hoffman
  30. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Where does the story of the Owens bloodline begin? With Maria Owens, in the 1600s, when she’s abandoned in a snowy field in rural England as a baby. Under the care of Hannah Owens, Maria learns about the “Nameless Art.” Hannah recognizes that Maria has a gift and she teaches the girl all she knows. It is here that she learns her first important lesson: Always love someone who will love you back.

When Maria is betrayed by the man who has declared his love for her, she follows him to Salem, Massachusetts. Here she invokes the curse that will haunt her family. And it’s is here that she learns the rules of magic and the lesson that she will carry with her for the rest of her life: Love is the only thing that matters.

Magic Lessons is a celebration of life and love and a showcase of Alice Hoffman’s masterful storytelling.

Topics & Questions for Discussion