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Isabel Allende delves deep into the world she created in her previous book Eva Luna to bring her readers delightful tales of the strange joys and sadnesses of South America. Weaving stories of passion, sensitivity, love and death, she brings to life colourful characters against poor and barren landscapes.

Isabel Allende's powerful tale of one boy's escape from the slums of Los Angeles. This magnificent novel tells the story of Gregory Reeves, the son of Charles, an itinerant preacher. As a boy, Gregory accepts the endless journeying and poverty which is his family's lot, never questioning the validity of his father's homespun philosophy of life -- the Infinite Plan. But, as manhood approaches, Gregory finds himself increasingly possessed by a yearning to escape. Hankering after worldly wealth, he longs to break away from the barrio, the teeming Hispanic ghetto of downtown Los Angeles where his family has finally settled. Gregory's quest, so different from his father's, takes him first to the killing fields of Vietnam, and thence to law school at Berkeley from where he pitches headlong into a hedonistic pursuit of the American Dream!

A real historical figure, Ines Suarez came to Chile with the Conquistadors in 1540, helping to claim the territory for Spain and to found the first Spanish settlement in Santiago. In this remarkable novel, Isabel Allende - one of the world′s most spellbinding storytellers - re-imagines Ines′s life and that of the two men who become her lover and husband respectively. Ines of My Soul evokes the conflict and drama of the Conquistadors′ arrival in Chile, as well as helping restore the reputation of Ines, a powerful woman long neglected by history and a patriarchal society. It also finds Allende returning to territory beloved of her and her readers - imaginative historical fiction, evocatively told - and to the familiar landscape of her native country. The novel gives Ines the recognition and glory that are rightfully hers; but more than that it is an epic tale of love and conquest, lyrically written and enchantingly told by a writer at the peak of her powers.

Maya Vidal, l''adolescente protagonista del nuovo romanzo di Isabel Allende, caduta nel circuito dell''alcol e della droga, riesce a riemergere dai bassifondi di Las Vegas e, in fuga da spacciatori e agenti dell''Fbi, approda nell''incontaminato arcipelago di Chiloe. In queste isole remote nel Sud del Cile, nell''atmosfera di una vita semplice fatta di magnifici tramonti, solidi valori e rispetto reciproco, Maya impara a conoscersi e a conoscere la sua terra d''origine, scopre verita nascoste e, infine, l''amore. A queste pagine si alterna il crudo racconto della sua difficile storia precedente, una vita fatta di marginalita e degrado, solitudine e cattive compagnie, nella quale precipita dopo la morte dell''amatissimo nonno.Isabel Allende torna a raccontare la vita di una donna coraggiosa in un romanzo che affronta con grande delicatezza le relazioni umane: le amicizie incondizionate, le storie d''amore palpabili come quelle piu invisibili, gli amori adolescenziali e quelli lunghi una vita. Un ritmo incalzante, una prosa disincantata per questa nuova prova narrativa che si tinge di noir e per l''ennesima eccezionale galleria di donne volitive e uomini capaci di amare.

En esta recopilación única se encuentran La casa de los espíritus, Hija de la fortuna y Retrato en sepia.Reunidas por primera vez bajo el título"Trilogía involuntária", Isabel Allende presenta tres novelas que conforman una saga memorable. Un emotivo e intenso recorrido por los avatares de una familia chilena que se erige en el fiel reflejo de la condicion humana.

Born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue - now known as Haiti - Tete is the product of violent union between an African mother she never knew and one of the white sailors who brought her into bondage. When twenty-year-old Toulouse Valmorain arrives on the island in 1770, it's with powdered wigs in his trunks and dreams of financial success in his mind. But running his father's plantation, Saint Lazare, is neither glamorous nor easy. Against the merciless backdrop of sugar cane fields, the lives of Tete and Valmorain grow ever more intertwined. When bloody revolution arrives at the gates of Saint Lazare, they flee the island for the decadence and opportunity of New Orleans. There, Tete finally forges a new life - but her connection to Valmorain is deeper than anyone knows and not so easily severed. Spanning four decades, Island Beneath the Sea is the moving story of one woman's determination to find love amid loss, to offer humanity though her own has been so battered, and to forge her own identity in the cruellest of circumstances.

A gripping thriller from the bestselling Isabel Allende. For Amanda Martin and her friends, Ripper was all just a game. But when security guard Ed Staton is found dead in the middle of a school gym, the murder presents a mystery that baffles the San Francisco police, not least Amanda's father, Deputy Chief Martin. Amanda goes online, offering 'The Case of the Misplaced Baseball Bat' to her fellow sleuths as a challenge to their real-life wits. And so begins a most dangerous obsession. The murders begin to mount up but the Ripper players, free from any moral and legal restraints, are free to pursue any line of enquiry. As their unique power of intuition lead them ever closer to the truth, the case becomes all too personal when Amanda's mother suddenly vanishes. Could her disappearance be linked to the serial killer? And will Amanda and her online accomplices solve the mystery before it's too late?

Las dos obras más íntimas y personales de Isabel Allende reunidas en un solo volumenEste volumen reúne las dos obras más conmovedoras de Isabel Allende, escritas para su difunta hija. EnPaularelata, junto al lecho en que agonizaba la joven, la historia de su familia para regalarsela cuando se recuperara. El resultado es un autorretrato de gran emotividad.EnLa suma de los dias le cuenta las andanzas de su familia en California. Le habla de una casa abierta, llena de gente y de personajes literarios, y protegida por un espiritu: hijas perdidas, nietos y libros que nacen, exitos y dolores, junto a divorcios, encuentros, amores, separaciones y reconciliaciones. Tambien es una historia de amor entre un hombre y una mujer maduros, que han salvado muchos escollos sin perder ni la pasion ni el humor, y de una familia moderna, desgarrada por conflictos y unida por el cariño.La critica ha dicho...Allende es una novelista fascinante que adquiere aqui un doble desafio.Publishers Weekly