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(Starred review.) Hoffman delights in this prequel to Practical Magic, as three siblings discover both the power and curse of their magic.… The spellbinding story, focusing on the strength of family bonds through joy and sorrow…. Fans of Practical Magic will be bewitched.-
Publishers Weekly


(Starred review.) Hoffman deftly weaves in dramatic events from the era, including the Vietnam War… without sacrificing the fairy-tale feeling of her story.… [R]eaders who…prefer to be kept at something of a remove from the grittiness of life's tragedies will relish this book. —Sharon Mensing, Emerald Mountain School, Steamboat Springs, CO
Library Journal


No one's more confident or entertaining than Hoffman at putting across characters willing to tempt fate for true love. Real events…enter the characters' family history, as well as a stunning plot twist — everything fans… could hope for.
Kirkus Reviews