3-20-21: My 29th finished book of 2021! Taking place in the 1600s, we get to meet Maria Owens the fabled matriarch mentioned in the original book, Practical Magic. This is a prequel to that one. Abandoned in a snowy field, Maria is found by Hannah Owens and taught how to use the “Nameless Art”. After Maria is betrayed by the man she loves, she follows him to Salem where witches are being put on trial.Here she invokes the infamous curse about love.