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The narrator and protagonist of 'Maya's Notebook' is a 19 year-old-girl who grows up in Berkeley, California, and falls into a life of drug addiction and crime. To rescue Maya, and save her from the criminal types pursuing her, Maya's Chilean grandmother sends her to a remote island off the southern coast of Chile. Here she lives among a traditional rural people, the Chilote, who speak an older form of Spanish and have remained largely isolated from the materialism, crime, and fast-paced contemporary life which is our own. The book alternates between the narrative in the US and that on Chiloe, the island, with the two strands of the story unfolding at the same time.

La casa de los espíritus narra la saga de una poderosa familia de terratenientes latinoamericanos. El despótico patriarca Esteban Trueba ha construido con mano de hierro un imperio privado que empieza a tambalearse a raiz del paso del tiempo y de un entorno social explosivo.

Le donne della famiglia Jackson, Indiana e Amanda, madre e figlia, sono molto legate pur essendo diversecome il giorno e la notte. Indiana, guaritrice in una clinica olistica, e una donna libera e fiera della propria vita. Sposata e poi separatasi molto giovane dal padredi Amanda, e riluttante a lasciarsi coinvolgere sentimentalmente, che sia con Alan, ricco erede diuna delle famiglie dellalta borghesia di San Francisco,o con Ryan, enigmatico e affascinante ex navy seal,ferito durante la sua ultima missione.Mentre la madre vede soprattutto il lato buono delle persone, Amanda, come suo padre, ispettore capodella Sezione Omicidi della polizia di San Francisco,e affascinata dal lato oscuro della natura umana. Brillante e introversa, appassionata lettrice, dotatadi un eccezionale talento per le indagini criminali,si diletta a giocare a Ripper, un gioco online ispiratoa Jack the Ripper, Jack lo Squartatore, in cui bisogna risolvere casi misteriosi. Quando la citta e scossada una serie di efferati omicidi, Amanda si butta a capofitto nelle indagini, scoprendo, prima della polizia, che i delitti potrebbero avere un legame fra loro. Ma il caso diventa fin troppo personale quando sparisce Indiana. La scomparsa della madre e collegata al serial killer?Ora la giovane detective si ritrova ad affrontare il mistero piu complesso che le sia mai capitato, e deve risolverlo prima che sia troppo tardi.

Die neunzehnjahrige Maya ist auf der Flucht. Vor ihrem trostlosen Leben in Las Vegas, der Prostitution, den Drogen, der Polizei, einer brutalen Verbrecherbande. Mit Hilfe ihrer geliebten Gromutter gelangt sie auf eine abgelegene Insel im Suden Chiles. An diesem einfachen Ort mit seinen bodenstandigen Bewohnern nimmt sie Quartier bei Manuel, einem kauzigen alten Anthropologen und Freund der Familie. Nach und nach kommt sie Manuel und den verstorenden Geheimnissen ihrer Familie auf die Spur, die mit der jungeren Geschichte des Landes eng verbunden sind. Dabei begibt Maya sich auf ihr bislang grotes Abenteuer: die Entdeckung ihrer eigenen Seele. Doch als plotzlich Gestalten aus ihrem fruheren Leben auftauchen, gerat alles ins Wanken."Mayas Tagebuch" erzahlt von einer gezeichneten jungen Frau, die die unermesslichen Schonheiten des Lebens neu entdeckt und wieder zu verlieren droht. Ein unverwechselbarer Allende-Roman: bewegend, spannend und mit warmherzigem Humor geschrieben.

Born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue, Zarité, is the daughter of an African mother she never knew and one of the white sailors who brought her into bondage Though her childhood is one of brutality and fear, she finds solace in the traditional rhythms of African drums and in the voodoo loas she discovers through her fellow slaves When twenty-year-old Toulouse Valmorain arrives on the island in 1770, it's with powdered wigs in his baggage and dreams of financial success in his mind...

Una lección magistral de cómo hacer frente a los distintos retos que depara la vida.Isabel Allende narra a su hija Paula todo lo que ha sucedido con la familia desde el momento en que ella murió. El lector vive, junto con la autora, la superacion personal de una mujer con una gran fuerza inspiradora, rodeada siempre de amigos y familiares. Su historia es emotiva, pero tambien esta repleta de humor, personajes pintorescos y anecdotas caoticas y divertidas sobre la complicidad, el amor, la esperanza, la magia y la fuerza de la amistad.

Duels at dawn, fierce battles with pirates and impossible rescues - these are the deeds that forged the legend of Zorro. But where did the man begin? In southern California, in the late 18th century: Diego de la Vega is a child of two worlds, his father an aristocratic Spaniard, his mother a Shoshone warrior. Growing up he witnesses the brutal injustices dealt to Native Americans. Later, following the example of his fencing master, the young Diego joins a secret movement devoted to helping the powerless. His first steps on the road to heroism have been taken. But a great rival will emerge from the ranks of the cruel oppressors. How will Zorro defeat him? And will his childhood sweetheart Isabel claim the prize she so longs for - his true love?

In The Sum of Our Days, internationally acclaimed author Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of the tragic death of her daughter, Paula. Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor, and wisdom, this remarkable memoir is as exuberant and full of life as its creator. Allende bares her soul as she shares her thoughts on love, marriage, motherhood, spirituality and religion, infidelity, addiction, and memoryand recounts stories of the wildly eccentric, strong-minded, and eclectic tribe she gathers around her and lovingly embraces as a new kind of family.

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 Brooklyn snowstorm in living memory, an unexpected friendship blossoms between three people thrown together by circumstance. Richard Bowmaster, a lonely university professor in his sixties, hits the car driven by Evelyn Ortega, a young, undocumented migrant from Guatemala. But what at first seems an inconvenience takes an unforeseen and darker turn when Evelyn comes to him and his neighbour Lucia Maraz, desperately seeking help. Sweeping from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala to turbulent 1970s Chile and Brazil, and woven with Isabel Allende's trademark humanity, passion and storytelling verve, In the Midst of Winter is a mesmerizing and unforgettable tale. Praise for Isabel Allende: `Isabel Allende is a master storyteller. When it comes to love Isabel writes from the heart to the heart and I feel all the richer for having been touched by her' Santa Montefiore `If Allende's life depended on her narrative gifts, she'd not only survive, but reign' Los Angeles Times `Isabel Allende is the most romantic of writers and The Japanese Lover is a novel of high romance and lush sensuality, unashamedly about the enduring power of love and ending on a note of grace' The Times `Lush storytelling, with a liberal dusting of South American magical realism and a multi-gener-ational narrative sweep' Financial Times

La nueva novela de Isabel Allende. La historia de amor entre la joven Alma Velasco y el jardinero japones Ichimei conduce al lector por un recorrido a traves de diversos escenarios que van desde la Polonia de la Segunda Guerra Mundial hasta el San Francisco de nuestros dias. "A los veintidos años, sospechando que tenian el tiempo contado, Ichimei y Alma se atragantaron de amor para consumirlo entero, pero mientras mas intentaban agotarlo, mas imprudente era el deseo, y quien diga que todo fuego se apaga solo tarde o temprano, se equivoca: hay pasiones que son incendios hasta que las ahoga el destino de un zarpazo y aun asi quedan brasas calientes listas para arder apenas se les da oxigeno."

From internationally bestselling author Isabel Allende comes an exquisitely crafted love story and multigenerational epic that sweeps from present-day San Francisco to Poland and the United States during WWII.In 1939, as Poland falls under the shadow of the Nazis and the world goes to war, young Alma Belasco''s parents send her away to live in safety with an aunt and uncle in their opulent mansion in San Francisco. There she meets Ichimei Fukuda, the son of the family''s Japanese gardener, and between them a tender love blossoms. Following Pearl Harbor, the two are cruelly pulled apart when Ichimei and his family - like thousands of Japanese Americans - are declared enemies by the US government and relocated to internment camps. Throughout their lifetimes, Alma and Ichimei reunite again and again, but theirs is a love they are forever forced to hide from the world.Decades later, Alma is nearing the end of her long and eventful life. Irina Bazili, a care worker struggling to come to terms with her own troubled past, meets the older woman and her grandson, Seth, at Lark House nursing home. As Irina and Seth forge a friendship, they become intrigued by a series of mysterious gifts and letters sent to Alma, and learn about Ichimei and this extraordinary secret passion that has endured for nearly seventy years.

Lepica storia damore tra la giovane Alma Belasco e il giardiniere giapponese Ichimei: una vicenda che trascende il tempo e che spazia dalla Polonia della Seconda guerra mondiale alla San Francisco dei nostri giorni.Ci sono passioni che divampano come incendi fino a quando il destino non le soffoca con una zampata, ma anche in questi casi rimangono braci calde pronte ad ardere nuovamente non appena ritrovano lossigeno.

Lucía, cilena espatriata in Canada negli anni del brutale insediamento di Pinochet, ha una storia segnata da profonde cicatrici: la sparizione del fratello all’inizio del regime, un matrimonio fallit

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** **The captivating new novel from the multi-million-bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and The Japanese Lover** 'In some of the most beautiful passages in the novel, Allende explores the gentle but redemptive depths of mature love and the paths it can take . . . Allende has an unflashy wisdom to offer, a maturity that illuminates her storytelling . . . it pursues an age-old question: how to live a full life and find meaning, not just survive or endure one's past' Financial Times on In the Midst of Winter 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 Brooklyn snowstorm in living memory, an unexpected friendship blossoms between three people thrown together by circumstance. Richard Bowmaster, a lonely university professor in his sixties, hits the car driven by Evelyn Ortega, a young, undocumented migrant from Guatemala. But what at first seems an inconvenience takes an unforeseen and darker turn when Evelyn comes to him and his neighbour Lucia Maraz, desperately seeking help. Sweeping from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala to turbulent 1970s Chile and Brazil, and woven with Isabel Allende's trademark humanity, passion and storytelling verve, In the Midst of Winter is a mesmerizing and unforgettable tale. Praise for Isabel Allende: `Isabel Allende is a master storyteller. When it comes to love Isabel writes from the heart to the heart and I feel all the richer for having been touched by her' Santa Montefiore `If Allende's life depended on her narrative gifts, she'd not only survive, but reign' Los Angeles Times `Isabel Allende is the most romantic of writers and The Japanese Lover is a novel of high romance and lush sensuality, unashamedly about the enduring power of love and ending on a note of grace' The Times `Lush storytelling, with a liberal dusting of South American magical realism and a multi-gener-ational narrative sweep' Financial Times `Internationally beloved Allende, as effervescent in her compassion, social concerns, and profound joy in storytelling as ever, brings both humor and intensity to this madcap, soulful and transporting tale of three survivors who share their traumatic pasts ... Allende has a rare and precious gift for simultaneously challenging and entrancing readers' Booklist, starred review `Grief and loss are transformed into healing friendship in this fantastic novel ... A suspenseful, icy adventure. Filled with Allende's signature lyricism and ingenious plotting, the book delves wonderfully into what it means to respect, protect, and love' Publishers Weekly `This winter's tale has something to melt each frozen heart' Kirkus Reviews

Una lección magistral de cómo hacer frente a los distintos retos que depara la vida. Isabel Allende narra a su hija Paula todo lo que ha sucedido con la familia desde el momento en que ella murió. El lector vive, junto con la autora, la superacion personal de una mujer con una fuerza inspiradora, rodeada siempre de amigos y familiares. Su historia es emotiva, pero tambien esta repleta de humor, personajes pintorescos y anecdotas caoticas y divertidas sobre la complicidad, el amor, la esperanza, la magia y la fuerza de la amistad.

A brilliant memoir from the celebrated Chilean novelist, Isabel Allende, the author with over 50 million books sold worldwide. The most beloved and successful of her books, The House of the Spirits, was based on her Chilean childhood, include the deeply moving 'Paula' to explore the events of her native Chile where she lived until Pinochet's military coup. Now, in The Sum of the Days, based on Allende's own journals, we have Isabel describe in an exceptionally vivid, human and deeply personal way her life in California where she has lived for more than 25 years.

Titulo original: Mas alla del invierno. Autora Hispana

EJEMPLAR FIRMADO POR LA AUTORA Isabel Allende parte de la célebre cita de Albert Camus -«en medio del invierno aprendí por fin que había en mí un verano invencible»- para urdir una trama que present