Customer Reviews
Loved it! - By: maria1971, 20 Jul 2005 
A collection of short stories by some of today's most popular authors... & a good cause thrownin for good measure. This collection is extremely varied,in terms of both writing styles & subject matter, so there's bound to be a few storiesin there you'll absolutely love.
Buy this book - you won't regret it.
All you could ask for from a collection of short stories. - By: Alexander, 11 Jan 2005 I'll be honest, I only bought this book because I'm a J.K.Rowling fan & I have to have everything she's ever had published (even if it's only a foreward). I wasn't expecting too much from the actual stories themselves. But I was more than merely pleasantly suprised. The stories are wonderful. Each one is somehow very different from the others but they all share an element of 'sparkle' which makes the collection jell rather well. This 'sparkle' is not just magic, though there is some magic (of sorts)in some of the stories, but is rather a property of the characters. Though the stories are all about different people the main characters have,in their behaviour, something which makes them stand out, something which makes them just a little bit special. Perhaps it's this which makes the stories so enchanting; the fact that the characters are close to being average & normal, but have some small quality which anyone might possess, but which almost no-one actually does possess. I hope that makes some sense. If not, let me simply say that the stories are not only very original but are also very well written & very enjoyable to read. I highly recommend this collection of short stories.
"Magic Moments" - By: , 28 Jun 2002 
Tilly has wild aspirations of becoming a famous opera diva.
Sandra dreams of creating the perfect bra to revolutionize womens' lives & what has become of Professor Martin Presley whose scientific discovery has the worst repercussions ever?
These are just some of the topics exploredin "Magic", which is an interesting anthology produced for The National Council For One-Parent Families. It aims to raise money to support the millions of single parents, like myself, facing financial hardshipin bringing up a child single-handedly.
Its forward is by J.K Rowling, Ambassador of this charity & herself a lone parent once caughtin the poverty trap.
The stories are kindly donated by well-accomplished authors including Fay Weldon, Sue Townsend & John O' Farrell.
Oozing originality, its tales stretch the imagination & provide its reader with escapismin abundance whilst also supporting a worthwhile cause.
Hocus Pocus this is not. This is British Fiction at its finest.
"Magic Moments" - By: , 28 Jun 2002 Tilly has wild aspirations of becoming a famous opera diva.
Sandra dreams of creating the perfect bra to revolutionize womens' lives & what has become of Professor Martin Presley whose scientific discovery has the worst repercussions ever?
These are just some of the topics exploredin "Magic", which is an interesting anthology produced for The National Council For One-Parent Families. It aims to raise money to support the millions of single parents, like myself, facing financial hardshipin bringing up a child single-handedly.
Its forward is by J.K Rowling, Ambassador of this charity & herself a lone parent once caughtin the poverty trap.
The stories are kindly donated by well-accomplished authors including Fay Weldon, Sue Townsend & John O' Farrell.
Oozing originality, its tales stretch the imagination & provide its reader with escapismin abundance whilst also supporting a worthwhile cause.
Hocus Pocus this is not. This is British Fiction at its finest.
Splendid book, filled with sparkling stories - By: Mrs. A. J. Shingler, 21 Jun 2002 
I rarely read collections of short stories, but this one attracted me - it contans stories written by today's modern (mostly women) writers, & all of them tempted me to read other works by them.
Each story has magic as its theme - that is not to say the rabbit out of the hat magic, but more often the magic of an emotion or a feeling. My personal favourite is indeed the rabbit from a hat story by Meera Syal!
I can imagine that these stories will not appeal to everyone, but most of them will appeal to most women!
Read & enjoy.
