Inheriting Magic
My Journey Through Grief, Joy, Celebration, and Making Every Day Magical
by Jennifer Love Hewitt
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Pub Date Dec 10 2024 | Archive Date Nov 30 2024
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Description
In the pages of Inheriting Magic, she recounts her journey, sharing memories, photographs, recipes, and the magic-making ethos of a self-proclaimed “Holiday Junkie.”
A heartfelt, candid chronicle that charts a course from sorrow to celebration, this unique memoir includes:
• Never-seen-before family photos and vintage snapshots
• Jennifer’s favorite recipes, from her grandmother’s chicken and dumplings to her husband’s holiday cocktail
• An explosion of festive plans, including images, sure to inspire your decorating plans for Halloween, Christmas, Easter, birthdays, and a whole year’s worth of holidays
• Foolproof strategies for adding magic to your family’s everyday routine, such as moon water, baskets of joy, glowing dinners, and more
Inheriting Magic is about how grief, being a mom of three, having a deep love for party planning, and being passionate about the holidays turned what could have been an ordinary life into something enchanting. Through it, Jennifer inspires all readers to add more love, light, and the making of core memories into their everyday lives.
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781637745953 |
PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
PAGES | 160 |
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Featured Reviews
Thank you so much Netgalley and the publisher BenBella Books for allowing me access to this amazing book! I rushed to the app to read it straight away when I got the notification!!
I absolutely loved it! I did cry at the beginning, it's so emotional! I loved the way the book was written, it includes pictures, writing prompts, recipes and so many ideas!! I, now, want to add magic in my life!
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the arc of this book. In this book Jennifer Love Hewitt talks about losing her Mother and trying to keep the magic that her Mother brought to her life. Also, making that kind of magic for her kids. The beginning chapter of the book is emotional. In this book she shares photos, recipes and holiday planning ideas to make magic. I wish I would have been able to read this book when my kids were younger.
Jennifer Love Hewitt has written the most beautiful book.Her love for her mother & the sadness that overtook her when her mom passed away.She shares her family with us her life with her adorable children and wonderful husband.I love how she is a believer in the magic we can have in our lives.This is a book with so many wonderful idea and delicious recipes.I will be recommending and gifting this wonderful book.#netgalley #benbellabooks.
I am somewhat skeptical of the typical "celebrity books. Kudos to Jennifer Love Hewitt for writing this beautiful book, Inheriting Magic. Like many, losing a parent changes you. Ms. Love Hewitt writes honestly and achingly about the passing of her mom. She now has children and a husband, and the legacy is passing on the magic of daily life to her kids. It was so much more than I'd hoped.
I love the recipes and ideas, and I would highly recommend this book. It comes out at the holidays, and it would be a great gift. I'm ordering a copy for myself that is not on my Kindle.
Thank you to Ben Bella Books and Net Galley for a digital ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
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Jennifer Love Hewitt's heart shines so bright in her book Inheriting Magic. After the loss of her mother, she had to figure out how to keep the joy and magic in her life. Her mother made every day magical and memorable so Jennifer wanted nothing more than to keep that legacy alive. In Inheriting Magic, she details how grief helped her find the magic again and how her becoming a Holiday Junkie was her therapy. While you can expect to learn fun activities for your family along with amazing party planning tips, you can also expect to feel the emotions of her grief. I could feel the close relationship she shared with her mother. It broke my heart to see her not only lose her mother but lose her best friend. This experience changes anyone. But what I know is special and thanks to her mother is how she chose to live her life creating magical memories that bring smiles to her family and friends. My favorite part of the book is her vulnerability. I can't even imagine how tough it must have been to relive some of the hard memories, but it helps me realize how important it is to create magic in our everyday lives.
Thank you to BenBella Books and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC of actress Jennifer Love Hewitt’s upcoming book “Inheriting Magic”.
Jennifer tragically lost her mother to cancer and shares how this moment changed her life forever. She describes her personal journey through grief and how she keeps her mother’s memory alive with traditions and magical moments throughout the year.
I can empathise with Jennifer, having lost my mother too. My mother, like Jennifer’s, missed out on seeing me marry the love of my life and her chance to be a grandmother (I am pregnant currently with my first child). Those special occasions and milestones are when we feel the loss most deeply.
As a wife and mother of three, Jennifer encourages quality time with family and to cherish every moment with our loved ones. It’s a book with lots of fun and inspiring ideas on how to create joyful memories, with those we love, every day of the year.
Overall, it’s a lovely book that I can tell has been written with much love and consideration.
I would also like to acknowledge Vanessa Rivera’s (the_life_of_aivax) awesome cover design for this book — It’s so fun and whimsical!
Thank you to BenBella Books and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book before publication!
When I saw this book on Netgalley I was so happy, I have always been a big fan of Jennifer Love Hewitt and this has just made my feelings stronger!
Growing up with her mother must be have been magical and she proves that she has taken steps to keep her magical; legacy alive.
The effort that she puts into being a self proclaimed 'Holiday Junkie' is without a doubt incredible! you can tell that she truly loves being a mother and bringing joy or magic as she likes to call it to her children and all other children she knows.
She must have the wildest imagination and be so creative I wonder how she didn't go into party planning herself!
This book was so easy to read and oh so enjoyable!
This book is part love letter to Jennifer Love Hewitt's mom, and part practical guide to adding "magic" to your kids lives. I liked some of the ideas and it being spooky season, used one idea right away: washi tape on pumpkins for toddlers. It was a win!
I like that some of the ideas are open ended and you can go as big or as small as you want to or can. Her pictures are more inspirational, than doable for my budget. But it's great ideas. It's a short and delightful read.
Thank you, BenBella Books, for the ARC.
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