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 sister,Rosa the Beautiful,Clara is mute for nine years. When she breaks her silence,it is to announce that she will be married soon to the stern and volatile landowner Esteban Trueba. Set in an unnamed Latin American country over three generations,The House of the Spirits is a magnificent epic of a proud and passionate family,secret loves and violent revolution.
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9780099528562Number of pages: 496Weight: 341 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 29 mm
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'Remarkable...a big book that can comprehend the history of a nation,and so many lives,with love.'- The Times
'An exotic vision and a brilliant,impassioned epic.'- Vogue
Isabel Allende
The doyenne of Latin American fiction,Isabelle Allende is a Chilean author whose evocative novels defy easy categorisation. Spellbinding magic realism intertwines with compelling social comment throughout her award winning canon,from her enchanting debut,The House of the Spirits,to the personal,reflective In the Midst of Winter.
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