<P> Maria Owens , a young witch , is exiled to Maria 's Island in Massachusetts with her unborn child for escaping her execution . When her lover does not come to rescue her , she desperately casts a spell upon herself to stop falling in love due to heartbreak , only to die soon after . The spell becomes a curse for several generations . In the present day , Gillian and Sally Owens , two descendants of the Owens family , are taken in by their maternal aunts Frances and Jet after the death of their parents . Sally is the more gifted of the two while Gillian 's talents are more in charm and persuasion , and both have been subject to ridicule during their youth . After witnessing their aunts cast a spell on a man for a woman who seems obsessed with having his love , Gillian decides to fall in love and Sally casts a true love spell to protect herself . </P>
<P> Maria Owens , a young witch , is exiled to Maria 's Island in Massachusetts with her unborn child for escaping her execution . When her lover does not come to rescue her , she desperately casts a spell upon herself to stop falling in love due to heartbreak , only to die soon after . The spell becomes a curse for several generations . In the present day , Gillian and Sally Owens , two descendants of the Owens family , are taken in by their maternal aunts Frances and Jet after the death of their parents . Sally is the more gifted of the two while Gillian 's talents are more in charm and persuasion , and both have been subject to ridicule during their youth . After witnessing their aunts cast a spell on a man for a woman who seems obsessed with having his love , Gillian decides to fall in love and Sally casts a true love spell to protect herself . </P>
where was practical magic supposed to be set
where was practical magic supposed to be set
Maria 's Island in Massachusetts
Maria 's Island in Massachusetts