isabel allende books the house of spirits

'Magnificent.Imaginative and compelling.A truly enchanting world where hope is never lost.'- 'Detroit News'

Allende has her own distinctive voice a whimsical charm.Richly and meticulously detailed.'- 'Publishers Weekly' 'Both an engrossing narrative and an impassioned testimony to the people of Chile. 'An alluring, sometimes magical tale.In its tumultuous story of rebellion and love among three generations, it is an allegory in which any family should be able to recognize a bit of itself.'- 'The Wall Street Journal' characters are fascinatingly detailed and human.'- 'People' One of the most important novels of the twentieth century, The House of the Spirits is an enthralling epic that spans decades and lives, weaving the personal and the political into a universal story of love, magic, and fate. When their daughter Blanca embarks on a forbidden love affair in defiance of her implacable father, the result is an unexpected gift to Esteban: his adored granddaughter Alba, a beautiful and strong-willed child who will lead her family and her country into a revolutionary future. The patriarch Esteban is a volatile, proud man whose voracious pursuit of political power is tempered only by his love for his delicate wife Clara, a woman with a mystical connection to the spirit world. The House of the Spirits with its all-informing, generous, and humane sensibility, is a unique achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and future of Latin America.' -The New York Times Book Review Our Shared Shelf, Emma Watson Goodreads Book Club Pick November/December 2020! The House of the Spirits, the unforgettable first novel that established Isabel Allende as one of the world's most gifted storytellers, brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of the Trueba family.

About the Book 'Originally published in Spain as La casa de los epiritus by Plaza y Janâes, Barcelona, 1982'-Copyright page.īook Synopsis 'Spectacular.An absorbing and distinguished work.

Isabel allende books the house of spirits