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Practical Magic Audiobook by Alice Hoffman— narrated by Christina Moore
Alice Hoffman's Practical Magic follows the Owens sisters, Sally and Gillian, raised by two eccentric aunts in a Massachusetts town that has blamed their family for its bad luck for two hundred years. A magical realism novel about inheritance and sisterhood that runs darker and sadder than the movie it inspired.
Why the audiobook wins
Christina Moore reads all of Practical Magic solo, and the Owens women are the reason that works. Sally, Gillian, the two aunts, and later Sally's daughters are variations on one inheritance, and a single narrator moving between them keeps the family resemblance audible in a way a full cast would have flattened.
Hoffman's prose is the other argument for the audio. She writes gardens, weather, and food in long sentences built to be read aloud, and the novel's mean streak sits underneath those sentences rather than inside them. Nine hours gives the dread room to collect under the domestic detail, which is close to how the book operates on the page.
Nine hours and change with the Owens family, well before the movie softened them. One Audible credit covers it.
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- Who narrates the Practical Magic audiobook?
- Christina Moore narrates the audiobook edition of Practical Magic.
- How long is the Practical Magic audiobook?
- The audiobook runs 9 hr 12 min.
- Is the Practical Magic audiobook worth listening to?
- We scored Practical Magic 4.3 out of 5. Christina Moore reads all of Practical Magic solo, and the Owens women are the reason that works. Sally, Gillian, the two aunts, and later Sally's daughters are variations on one inheritance, and a single narrator moving between them keeps the family resemblance audible in a way…
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- Eligible new Audible members can use a free-trial credit to listen in the Audible app. Eligibility and current offer terms are set by Audible.Listen to Practical Magic free with an Audible trial
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- Is Practical Magic on Kindle Unlimited?
- No. Practical Magic was not included with Kindle Unlimited when we last checked on August 27, 2026.
- How much does Practical Magic cost?
- On Amazon: Kindle $12.99, Paperback $12.53, Hardcover $15.62. Prices as of September 7, 2026 at 3:21 AM EDT and may change.
