“We ruin their lives,” Maria told her daughter.Ĭontent warnings include child abuse, deaths of animals, domestic violence and some marriages that creeped me out, where the man was in his 30’s or older and the girl was in her early teens. “You never told me what happens if someone falls in love with us.” Never fear I found the perfect incantation in my Grimoire so they aren’t likely to do it again. I would still have that DVD, if not for a friend who ‘borrowed’ it and failed to return it. I also managed to wear out the movie on VHS before the DVD made its way into my life. I fell in love with Alice Hoffman’s early books in the 90’s, so of course I found Practical Magic then. Practical Magic and I have a long history. Reading this Owens origin story made me want to reread Practical Magic and finally read The Rules of Magic. How do Maria’s red boots still fit her as an adult? Is there a spell that allows clothing to grow with you?ĭid Finney ever return to Penny Come Quick?
If a witch’s touch turns silver black, then why was the hairpin still silver when Maria first received it? Wouldn’t Rebecca’s touch have already turned it black? I was left with a few outstanding questions: While I really liked Maria, it was Faith’s journey that really sucked me in.Ī few times in the first quarter of the book I caught myself thinking that if something could be said in two sentences it was said in five, but over time I got used to the descriptions and backstories.
There was so much to love about this book: the bond between mothers and daughters, the importance of keeping the door open to those in need, the power of words and finding the courage to be who you are. It was a dangerous world for women, and more dangerous for a woman whose very bloodline would have her do not as she was ordered, but as she pleased. I probably needed to brew myself a cup of Courage Tea before settling in.
I prepared myself for the likelihood of witnessing immolations and drownings but I was still surprised at times by the darkness of some of the events that unfolded, particularly those involving the death of animals. The story of Maria Owens and her daughter, Faith, is one of love, revenge and the fear of powerful women.Īny story involving witchcraft in the 1600’s, especially one partially set in Salem, is bound to include all manner of horrors perpetrated against women. If you’ve ever wondered how the Owens curse came to be, wonder no more. What you give will be returned to you threefold.Ĭolour me bewitched! I say this with the utmost respect: with each Alice Hoffman book I read, I become more convinced that she is proficient in the Nameless Art.
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