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Practical Magic

The Practical Magic Series, Book 1

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Practical Magic

By: Alice Hoffman
Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
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About this listen

As children, sisters Gillian and Sally were forever outsiders in their small New England town, teased, taunted and shunned for the air of magic that seems to sparkle in the air around them.

All Gillian and Sally ever wanted was to get away. And eventually they do - one marries, the other runs as far from home as she can manage. Years later, however, tragedy will bring the sisters back together. And they'll find that no matter what else may happen, they'll always have each other.

Practical Magic is the much-loved novel that was the basis of the classic film starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock.

©2018 Alice Hoffman (P)2018 Oakhill Publishing Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Magic Magical Realism Paranormal Witchcraft

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It was an easy listen, and I liked the narrator. I just wish I enjoyed the book more, as the Practical Magic movie is one of my all time favourite films. However, this was one of the rare exceptions of the movie being better than the book.

Easy Listen

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The imagination of the film writers is shown after adapting this great magical story .

A Different Spell

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I really wanted to like this story however I found the pace too slow (nothing to do with the narration, simply how plot progresses and characters develop). Secondly, at times because of this slowness I found myself bored and questioning why there was soo much detail which seemed unnecessary at times. I could put all that aside however if the story itself was worthwhile and amazing. unfortunately, I find it to be a toxic message of beauty gets the guy, beauty gets the happily ever after and pretty much every page has something about someone's good looks on it. I don't know why this series is so popular, honestly, it's nothing like the movie which, in this instance, is a rare case of the film is better. I am an avid fantasy reader, watcher and, player and this just was disappointing and very aged. The book goes steadily downhill with each chapter. I do not recommend.

mixed feelings

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The book is a good story but the narrator voices and accents are terrible

bad narrator

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I have listened to all the Practical Books but kept this one to last as I didn’t want them to end and loved the film so much. It didn’t disappoint. Absolutely lovely and magical as are all Alice Hoffmann books.

Magical, beautifully read and written

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