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A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
Category: Fiction
September 2, 1939, the day of the Spanish exiles' splendid arrival in Chile, the Second World War broke out in Europe. Victor Dalmau is a young doctor when he is caught up in the Spanish Civil War, a tragedy that leaves his life - and the fate of his country - forever changed. Together with his sister-i ...Show more
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
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The Sunday Times bestseller Victor Dalmau is a young doctor when he is caught up in the Spanish Civil War, a tragedy that leaves his life and the fate of his country forever changed. Together with his sister-in-law, he is forced out of his beloved Barcelona and into exile in Chile. There, they find them ...Show more
Aphrodite - A Memoir of the Senses by Isabel Allende
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Like Diane Ackerman''s bestselling book, The Natural History of the Senses, Allende's book is a very personal blend of imagination, memory and the senses.aIn Aphrodite, a combination of personal narrative and treasury of erotic lore, Isabel Allende uses her storytelling skills brilliantly to evoke the p ...Show more
City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende
Category: Teen | Series: Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar
A search for the Beast, a Yeti-like creature within the heart of the Amazon, becomes a quest for self-discovery in this young adult coming-of-age story filled with international adventure, rich mythology, and magical realism from globally celebrated novelist Isabel Allende. Fifteen-year-old Alexander C ...Show more
Daughter of Fortune - A Novel by Isabel Allende
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"Allende has created a masterpiece of historical fiction that is passionate, adventurous, and brilliantly insightful. . . . suspenseful and surprising."--Denver Post From the revered New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and A Long Petal of the Sea comes a passionate tale of one ...Show more
Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
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The author has invested an unforgettable heroine, placed her against the background of a turbulent South American country, and give her a life where love, politics, tragedy and disaster all play their part. By the author of "The House of the Spirits".
Forest of the Pygmies (Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar #3) by Isabel Allende
Category: Teen | Series: Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar
In The Forest of the Pygmies, the final book in Isabel Allende's page-turning adventure trilogy, young Alexander Cold, his friend Nadia Santos, and his grandmother Kate Cold go on assignment to Africa, where they discover a hidden world of corruption and slavery. Available in trade paperback for the fir ...Show more
In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende
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* In the Midst of Winter touches upon the plights of undocumented immigrants and refugees, human rights, and love in the third act of life. Delving into the past of the three protagonists, Allende explores hopes, dreams, and the need to have a safe place to call home. During their journey to help Evelyn ...Show more
In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende
Category: Fiction
**The captivating new novel from the multi-million-bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and The Japanese Lover**New York Times bestseller Isabel Allende returns with a beautifully crafted, multi-generational novel of struggle, endurance and friendship against the odds. Amid the biggest Brookly ...Show more
Ines of My Soul - A Novel by Isabel Allende
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"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, freedom, and conquest, based on historical events, from the New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Sp ...Show more
Kingdom of the Golden Dragon (#2 Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar) by Isabel Allende
Category: Teen | Series: Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar
Alexander Cold, his grandmother Kate, and his closest friend Nadia return in the follow-up to City of the Beasts on a new quest to find the fabled Golden Dragon of the Himalayas, another fantastical voyage of suspense, magic, and awe-inspiring adventure from internationally celebrated novelist Isabel Al ...Show more
Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende
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**The moving novel from the multi-million-bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and The Japanese Lover**Irene Beltrán is a force to be reckoned with. As a magazine journalist - an unusual profession for a woman with her privileged upbringing - she is constantly challenging the oppressive regime ...Show more