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Isabel Allende
One extraordinary woman. One hundred years of history. One unforgettable story.
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As a girl, Clara del Valle can read fortunes, make objects move as if they had lives of their own, and predict the future. Following the mysterious death of her…
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A masterful work of historical fiction about hope, exile and belonging, A Long Petal of the Sea is Isabel Allende at the height of her powers.
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Tells the story of an orphan who beguiles the world with her astonishing visions, triumphing over the worst of adversity and bringing light to a dark place.
Powerfully evocative… . Allende is at her best here; spinning words like spells, enthralling the reader with surreal visions of the New World. - Newsweek
A passionate epic of love…
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Raised in the British colony of Valparaiso, Chile, after being abandoned as a baby, a pregnant Eliza follows her lover, Joaquin Andieta, to California at the height of the Gold…
Vienna, 1938. Samuel Adler is six years old when his father disappears during Kristallnacht - the night their family loses everything. As her child's safety seems ever-harder to guarantee, Samuel's…
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The wise, warm, defiant new book from literary legend Isabel Allende - a meditation on power, feminism and what it means to be a woman.
THE POWERFUL AND MOVING NEW NOVEL FROM LITERARY LEGEND ISABEL ALLENDE
PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR 'A grand storyteller' - KHALED HOSSEINI 'A new novel by Isabel Allende is always a…
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Originally published in Spanish … as Mujeres del alma maia: sobre el amor impaciente, la vida larga y las brujas buenas by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S.A., Barcelona in…
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In December 1991, Allende’s daughter Paula, aged 28 fell gravely ill and sank into a coma. This book started as a letter to Paula written during the hours spent at…
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL FROM LITERARY LEGEND ISABEL ALLENDE
‘Epic, beautifully crafted … Gripping from start to finish’ DAILY TELEGRAPH ‘A moving exploration of both the pain and the…
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"Weaves together past and present, tracing the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in the United States in 2019"--
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Spectacular story-telling … the author’s elaborate skill in weaving intimate emotional detail into the broad canvas of history is in fantastic display. -Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A spellbinding family saga-a sequel to…
A collection of interviews with the famous Chilean-American author.
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An ecological romance and Amazonian adventure story.
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Karen C. Cox
Introduced with a biographical account of Allende’s fascinating life, this critical companion situates the Chilean writer with the Latin American tradition and offers interpretations of her six novels.
Un libro lleno de amor y de humor que reconstruye, desde la evocacion, la vida, la felicidad anorada y los espacios mas queridos de Isabel Allende.
Un libro que capta…
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An epic tale of love and conquest, lyrically written and enchantingly told by a writer at the peak of her powers.
Narrada en la voz de una joven mujer, esta es una magnifica novela historica, y una portentosa saga familiar en la que reencontramos algunos personajes de Hija de la fortuna…
A Chilean woman searches for her lover in the goldfields of 1840s California. Arriving as a stowaway, Eliza finances her search with various jobs, including playing the piano in a…
Traces the lives of the Truebas family, starting with clairvoyant Clara de Valle’s summoning of the man she intends to marry, ambitious Esteban Trueba, and following their lives through which…
Amor y deseo segun Isabel Allende: sus mejores escritos –Book jacket.
Una bella historia de amor, lucha, traicion y pasion.
El libro en que se basa la serie.
Ines Suarez es una joven y humilde costurera extremena que se embarca hacia…
This Oprah Book Club selection tells of young, vivacious Eliza Sommers, who follows her lover to California during the Gold Rush of 1849–a danger-filled quest that will become a momentous…
From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, Allende’s latest novel introduces yet another unforgettable woman–a slave and…
Originally published as El Amante Japonaes in 2015 in Spain by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial.
This novel tells the poignant story of one man’s quest for love and his soul in post-World War II America. Isabel Allende is also the internationally acclaimed bestselling author of…
Translated from the original Spanish and packed with the same high adventure, fantastic encounters, exotic landscapes, and unique characters, this sequel to City of the Beasts leads readers to a…
A fast-paced mystery involving a brilliant teenage sleuth who must unmask a serial killer in San Francisco through Ripper, the online mystery game she plays with her beloved grandfather and…
Originally published in Spain in 2014 by Random House Mondadori –T.p. verso.
In this heartfelt memoir, Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of tragic loss–the death of her daughter, Paula. Narrated with warmth, humor, and wisdom…
Originalmente publicado en Espaana por Plaza & Janaes Editores S.A. …, Barcelona, en 2020 –Copyright page.
For the first time in trade paperback, this collection, narrated by one of Allende’s most memorable characters, magnificently illustrates the universal themes and evocative ideas that have made the author…
Isabel Allende’s tale of one boy’s escape from the slums of Los Angeles.
From one of the world’s best loved storytellers, the trilogy that began with City of the Beasts comes to a thrilling climax.
From an internationally acclaimed author, this is a magical, fascinating book exploring the intimate relationship between food and sex.
The vibrant new novel from Isabel Allende takes her back to her homeland of Chile, and tells the story of the first Spanish woman to arrive on its shores with…
