Isabel Allende

Broschiertes Buch

Portrait in Sepia

Beschreibung

?Spectacular story-telling . . . the author's elaborate skill in weaving intimate emotional detail into the broad canvas of history is in fantastic display.??Atlanta Journal-Constitution A spellbinding family saga?a sequel to Daughter of Fortune?from the bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and A Long Petal of the Sea. After suffering a brutal trauma, Aurora del Valle cannot remember the first five years of her life. Raised by her ambitious grandmother, the regal Paulina del Valle, she enjoys a life of privilege. Yet nothing offers protection from the horrible nightmares that torment her. When she is betrayed by the man she loves, Aurora, bereft and alone, decides to unravel the tangled mystery of her past. An epic story rich with historical detail, infused with atmosphere, and intimate in its probing of human character, Portrait in Sepia is vintage Isabel Allende: a story that illuminates the complexity of family ties and the heart of a strong and unforgettable woman.

Autor

Isabel Allende is the author of twelve works of fiction, including the New York Times bestsellers Maya’s Notebook, Island Beneath the Sea, Inés of My Soul, Daughter of Fortune, and a novel that has become a world-renowned classic, The House of the Spirits. Born in Peru and raised in Chile, she lives in California.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Harper Perennial
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 133mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 502g
• ISBN-13: 9780063021730
• ISBN-10: 0063021730
• Artikelnr.: 58813963

Rezensionen

'You'll find it hard not to be beguiled by the charm and ingenuity of Allende's storytelling.' The Times

'Though its story is the life of Aurora del Valle, a privileged young girl growing up in 19th century Chile, its subject is history, and the way in which the lives of people and the lives of countries exist in uneasy limbo, caught between the shadows of the past and the mysteries of the future. It's a world of secrets and uneasy truces; all that is certain is death, and all that is valuable is love.' Jeremy Poolman, Daily Mail

'If you were thrilled by "The House of the Spirits", you'll love this.' Marie Claire

'A wonderful, wide-ranging story, which moves back to Chile, and is told in a clever mix of first and third person. Allende's dramatic descriptions of hand-to-hand combat and bloody battle scenes are every bit as vivid and physical as her descriptions of wild passionate love-making. A compulsively readable, colourful, informative and entertaining novel.' Sunday Tribune