Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The Book of Magic, Magic Lessons, The World That We Knew, Practical Magic, The Rules of Magic (a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick), the Oprah’s Book Club Selection Here on Earth, The Red Garden, The Dovekeepers, The Museum of Extraordinary Things, The Marriage of Opposites, and Faithful. She lives near Boston.
Praise for the Practical Magic series
‘Her books are a real pleasure – practical magic’ Kate Atkinson
‘[A] delicious fantasy of witchcraft and love in a world where
gardens smell of lemon verbena and happy endings are possible’
Cosmopolitan
‘Dripping with pathos and otherworldly possibility’ Vogue
‘Dark comedy and a light touch carry the story along to a
truly Gothic climax, complete with heaving skies and witchery on
the lawn’ New York Times
‘A master of magical realism, draws us back into the spellbinding
universe of the Owens family with gorgeous prose set against a
backdrop of vivid imagery’ Marie Claire
‘A delightful confection – witty, imaginative, unexpectedly
touching’ The Times
‘Reading an Alice Hoffman book is like falling into a deep dream
where senses are heightened and love reigns supreme… I never wanted
to awaken’ Jodi Picoult
‘Hoffman’s classy prose imbues this modern fairy tale with bite as
well as beauty’ Mail on Sunday
‘Storytelling is in Hoffman’s bones’ New York Times Book Review
‘Vivid and enchanting… another sublime entry in an arresting
series’ Esquire
‘I got so swept up in this enchanting story’ Reese Witherspoon
‘A vivid and evocative tale – prepare to be spellbound’ Woman
‘Full of Hoffman’s bewitching and lucid prose and vivid characters,
The Book of Magic is ultimately about the very human magic of
family and love and actions that echo through generations… it casts
a spell’ Matt Haig
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