Love & Homegrown Magic

The story is expansive and sweeping, covering around eighty years of Maggie’s life. As a reader, you become attached to and involved in her life and especially the lives of her three daughters, as they grow up under their mother’s strict but loving hand. I particularly enjoyed the magical serendipities sprinkled liberally throughout the narrative. It is hard not to read this novel and begin to hope and believe in the truth of the magical angels and see-through people that surround this family. That a reader becomes so invested in this work and its characters is a true testament to the author’s talents and her flowing, descriptive writing style just drags you along in an exciting, revelatory tale that, at times, makes the heart tighten and the eyes moisten.

Bossano’s prose is poetic and evocative, filled with warmth, nostalgia, and an honest reverence for the immigrant experience. The characters are vivid and deeply human, and Maggie’s journey feels both personal and universal. Her strength doesn’t come from grand gestures but from enduring love, unwavering loyalty, and the ability to bloom where she is planted—even when the soil shifts beneath her feet.
Love & Homegrown Magic is a heartfelt tribute to mothers, daughters, and the invisible ties that bind us. For readers who appreciate stories rooted in tradition, touched by destiny, and carried by love, this novel will leave a lasting impression.

I loved reading about Maggie’s life, I found it very relatable. Easy read and great writing !

Couldn’t stop reading. Enjoy very much Maggie’s life and her family.

…and in lighting candles, and in trusting your intentions to a new moon that will see them manifested during the full moon. Love and Homegrown Magic covers seven decades of Maggie’s life, in which religion, superstition, and folk magic harmonize with harsh realities and the unbreakable bond between a mother and her daughters. A satisfying read that will stay with you for a while.