Description
This English-language fantasy novel by Alice Hoffman, author of Practical Magic and The Dovekeepers, traces a centuries-old curse back to its beginning. For generations, the women of the Owens family have been cursed: any man who loves an Owens woman will die. The story begins in the seventeenth century, when a baby is abandoned in a snowy English field. The gentle Hannah Owens takes the child in and, as the girl grows, teaches little Maria about the Unnamed Arts. Maria has a gift for magic, but it may ultimately prove to be her undoing. When the man she loves abandons her, she invokes the curse that will haunt her family for centuries. Magic has rules, and they must be obeyed.
Information
Language: English
Publication date: October 14, 2021
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers UK
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, Fiction in english
Type: Paperback book
Pages: 396
ISBN/EAN: 9781471197192