{"product_id":"9781471197192","title":"Magic Lessons : A Prequel to Practical Magic (The Practical Magic Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe extraordinary and enchanting novel tracing a centuries-old curse back to its beginning from the author of PRACTICAL MAGIC and THE DOVEKEEPERS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e For centuries, the women of the Owens family have been cursed: any man who loves an Owens woman will die.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e It begins with a baby abandoned in a snowy English field in the 1600s. Gentle Hannah Owens takes the baby in, and as the child grows, Hannah teaches little Maria about the 'Unnamed Arts'. Maria has a gift for them - a gift that may well prove her undoing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e When Maria is abandoned by the man she loves, she invokes the curse that will haunt her family for centuries. Because magic has rules, and they must be obeyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE for ALICE HOFFMAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 'Beautiful, harrowing, a major contribution to twenty-first century literature'\n\u003cbr\u003eToni Morrison\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 'I am still reeling from The Dovekeepers - from the history Alice Hoffman illuminates, from the language she uses to bring these women to life. This novel is a testament to the human spirit and to love rising from the ashes of war. But most of all, this novel is one that will never be forgotten by a reader.'\n\u003cbr\u003eJodi Picoult\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 'In her remarkable new novel, Alice Hoffman holds a mirror to our ancient past as she explores the contemporary themes of sexual desire, women's solidarity in the face of strife, and the magic that's quietly present in our day-to-day living. Put The Dovekeepers at the pinnacle of Hoffman's extraordinary body of work. I was blown away.'\n\u003cbr\u003eWally Lamb\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 'Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things.'\n\u003cbr\u003eAmy Tan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 'Miss Hoffman heals wounds with the gentle touch of an angel'\n\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Heller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 'Oh, what a book this is! Hoffman's exploration of the world of good and evil, and the constant contest between them, is unflinching; and the humanity she brings to us - it is a glorious experience.'\n\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Strout\n\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52904493351221,"sku":"EB_LI0700_A01-04_DUBAI","price":62.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/7773\/1381\/files\/9781471197192-1_f3304435-84e2-46f4-b802-ef1ad4551a59.jpg?v=1789787672","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.ae\/ar\/products\/9781471197192","provider":"Books Kinokuniya UAE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}