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Isabel Allende
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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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Born in the back room of the mansion where her mother toils, and herself in service from an early age, the enchanting and ever-enchanted Eva Luna escapes oppression through story…
Allende’s triumphant return to historical fiction tells the story of Zarit, anine-year-old mulato slave in 18th-century Santo Domingo.
High school senior Amanda Jackson, fascinated by the dark side of human nature, must unmask a serial killer in San Francisco through Ripper, the online mystery game she plays with…
En Eva Luna, su tercera novela, Isabel Allende recupera su pais a traves de la memoria y la imaginacion.
La cautivadora protagonista de esta historia constituye un nostalgico alter ego…
Un autorretrato de insolita emotividad al tiempo que exquisita recreacion de la sensibilidad de las mujeres de nuestra epoca.
Aqui esta todo lo que debe tener un libro: oido, perspectiva…
In this magical bestseller, the story-telling heroine of Eva Luna returns with a rich treasure trove of tales–two dozen vibrant, enchanting demonstrations of her artistry. Here is the foreign made…
Isabel Allende parte de la celebre cita de Albert Camus - en medio del invierno aprendi por fin que habia en mi un verano invencible - para urdir una trama…
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…
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…
La pluma maagica de Allende nos invita a conocer, en esta preciosa trilogaia de aventuras, realismo maagico y naturaleza, a Alexander Cold, un muchacho americano de quince aanos; a su…
Originalmente publicado en Espaana por Plaza & Janaes Editores S.A. …, Barcelona, en 2020 –Copyright page.
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…
Isabel Allende’s tale of one boy’s escape from the slums of Los Angeles.
An ecological romance and Amazonian adventure story.
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…
A brilliant memoir from the celebrated Chilean novelist on friends, family and life in California, her adopted home.
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…
During the Spanish Civil War, a young doctor and his pianist companion go into exile in Chile, where they’re received as heroes, but find themselves uprooted again after the coup…
This stunning adventure for young adults by the author of The House of the Spirits and Portrait in Sepia is available in its original Spanish language edition.
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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…
With her signature magic realism, Allende masterfully delivers the final installment of her celebrated trilogy chronicling the journeys of Jaguar and Eagle, which soars with radiant settings, spirits, beings–and the…
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…
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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…
The author of Portrait in Sepia profiles the landscapes and people of her native country; recounts the 1973 assassination of her uncle, which caused her to go into exile and…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Literary icon Isabel Allende mesmerizes … this race-against-the-clock thriller is pure magic. -People Magazine, Four Stars
NOW WITH A NEW DEAR READER LETTER
New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende…
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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…
From one of the world’s best loved storytellers, the trilogy that began with City of the Beasts comes to a thrilling climax.
La primera novela de Isabel Allende, La casa de los espiritus narra la saga de una poderosa familia de terratenientes latinoamericanos. El despotico patriarca Esteban Trueba ha construido con mano…
Esta es la historia de una mujer y de un hombre que se amaron en plenitud, salvandose asi de una existencia vulgar.
Segunda novela de Isabel Allende, De amor y…
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…
Internationally bestselling author of The Japanese Lover Isabel Allende returns with a beautifully crafted, multi-generational novel of struggle, endurance and friendship against the odds
Originally published as El Amante Japonaes in 2015 in Spain by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial.
Originally published in Spain as La casa de los epiritus by Plaza y Janaes, Barcelona, 1982 –Copyright page.
Originally published in Spain in 2017 as Maas allaa del invierno –Title page verso.
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