The Rules of Magic
A Prequel to Practical Magic
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The Rules of Magic
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Narrated by:
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Laurence Bouvard
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By:
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Alice Hoffman
About this listen
In this prequel to Practical Magic, we meet the Aunts: sisters Frances and Jet, and Vincent, their brother. Their mother, Susanna, knew they were unique: pale, red-haired Franny, who could commune with birds; shy, beautiful Jet, who knows what others are thinking; and charismatic Vincent, built for trouble.
Susanna sets some rules of magic: no walking in the moonlight, no red shoes, no wearing black, no cats, no crows, no candles and absolutely no books about magic. But, desperate to uncover who they really are, the Owens siblings head down a life-altering course, filled with secrets and truths, devastation and joy, and magic and love.
©2018 Alice Hoffman (P)2018 Oakhill PublishingWhat listeners say about The Rules of Magic
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- Naedrax17
- 24-10-2019
A magical start
A beautiful story of love, family & being happy. It tells the story of the Owens siblings Jet, Franny & Vincent from when they are little up into old age & the dealings they have with trying to unsuccessfully avoid love due to the family curse & learn to be & love who they really are. There is no big build up to a climax but Alice Hoffman weaves a beautiful tale of magic, loss, love & family. I read Practical Magic years ago, & now can't wait to reread it after reading where it it all started.
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- Emma Sheehy
- 16-06-2022
Wonderful
Loved the story, characters, setting and narration. On to the next book now. So happy to find this series.
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- Deon
- 09-09-2019
Loved It!!!
I absolutely love this book! I'm hoping for Practical Magic audio book will be available soon!
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- Jules
- 18-03-2023
Enjoyable
The story was beguiling, and the reader’s performance very good. The story jumps centuries on from Maria’s journey, more’s the pity, but the characters are well introduced and storyline filled in. Enjoy!
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- Anonymous User
- 15-08-2020
Fantastical
A story about the subtle truth of being alive regardless if you are human, animal or witch.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-12-2018
enjoyed
I enjoyed this book, didn't like the boy/man voices sounded a bit weird when the characters would change to a different gender. other than that a nice book for a rainy afternoon
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- Anonymous User
- 18-03-2021
enjoyable
I really liked the book it was a nice easy read. Looking forward to the rest in the series.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-11-2023
Narration ruined this novel
I recently listened to Magic Lessons and adored it. Unfortunately the narrator of this novel absolutely butchered it. She made all of the females sound like petulant, spoiled brats and the males guffawing idiots. I persevered only because I enjoyed the storyline, however if this narrator is used for the rest of Alice Hoffman’s series, I’d rather buy the actual book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-08-2021
Very average and disjointed.
Boring and disjointed. Story lines didn't make any sense. Book about bad things happening.
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- Jeanette
- 21-01-2023
Narration is AWEFUL
I had to return this after listening for less than an hour. The narrator has apparently never met a young adult before and insists on using annoying baby voices that are incredibly high-pitched and whiny for the characters. Makes absolutely no sense that 6ft teenagers talk like chipmunks - and who edited/released this audiobook and thought listening to these irritating voices would add value to the story? Huge production fail for what I imagine is a good book.
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