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Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende
Category: Fiction
From the author of 'The House of Spirits' - teenage Maya is in trouble. She's an alcoholic, an addict and deeply involved with a criminal gang. How did it all go so wrong? Abandoned by her parents as a baby, Maya has been brought up by her tough grandmother Nini and her gentle grandfather Popo. At schoo ...Show more
Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende
Category: Fiction
The author of 'The House of the Spirits' returns with a gritty yet transcendent tale of teenage addiction. Abandoned by her parents as a baby, Maya has been brought up by her tough grandmother Nini and her gentle grandfather Popo. But at school, the teenage Maya finds herself drawn towards the wrong cro ...Show more
Maya's Notebook - A Novel by Isabel Allende
Category: Fiction
"Allende can spin a yarn with the grace of a poet."--Entertainment Weekly AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW WITH A NEW DEAR READER LETTER From the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea and The House of the Spirits, an enthralling and suspenseful coming-of-age story about ...Show more
Mi País InventadoSpanish-Language Edition of My Invented Country: a Memoir by Isabel Allende
Category: Biography
"Un libro que capta mi entera atencion al exponer la relacion de la autora con ese pais suyo, inventado, imaginario, ficcional, con la historia de su familia, que a su vez es memoria in-ventada, con su vocacion de escritora." --Jorge Edwards Amor por Chile y una gran nostalgia son el origen de este lib ...Show more
My Invented Country : A Memoir by Isabel Allende
Category: Biography
A highly personal memoir of exile and homeland, filled with the wit, melancholy and distinctive voice that have charmed readers of her fiction. My Invented Country is a memoir about her native Chile that acknowledges the role of memory and nostalgia in shaping her life, her books, and her very connectio ...Show more
My Invented Country - A Memoir by Isabel Allende
Category: Biography
"A stunningly intimate memoir. . . . Allende is that rare writer whose understanding of story matches her mastery of language."--Entertainment Weekly The revered New York Times bestselling author of House of the Spirits and A Long Petal of the Sea ponders the elements that led to her becoming a writer, ...Show more
Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende
Category: Fiction
**The moving novel from the multi-million-bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and The Japanese Lover** Irene Beltrán is a force to be reckoned with. As a magazine journalist - an unusual profession for a woman with her privileged upbringing - she is constantly challenging the oppressive regi ...Show more
Paula by Isabel Allende
Category: Fiction
In December 1991, Allende's daughter Paula, aged 26, fell gravely ill and sank into a coma. This book started as a letter to Paula written during the hours spent at her bedside, and became a personal memoir and a testament to the ties that bind families - a brave, enlightening, inspiring true story. Thi ...Show more
Paula - A Memoir by Isabel Allende
Category: Biography
"Beautiful and heartrending. . . . Memoir, autobiography, epicedium, perhaps even some fiction: they are all here, and they are all quite wonderful."--Los Angeles Times In this literary classic, New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende recalls the story of her beloved daughter and her remarkabl ...Show more
Perla: The Mighty Dog by Isabel Allende
Category: Picture Books
**Get ready to meet Perla the feisty, magical rescue dog who will steal your heart!** From #1 international bestselling author Isabel Allende and award winning illustrator Sandy Rodriguez comes the first in a series of picture books about a dog called Perla and the family who love her! Meet Perla. She's ...Show more
Portrait in Sepia - A Novel by Isabel Allende
Category: Fiction
"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 Spirit ...Show more