Isabel Allende

“Allende is a master storyteller at the peak of her powers.” — Los Angeles Times From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende (Inés of My Soul, The House of the Spirits, Portrait …

Romanen Åndenes hus fra 1982 er den chilenske forfatteren Isabel Allendes gjennombruddsroman. Boken startet som et brev Isabel Allende skrev til sin dødssyke bestefar, men som videre utviklet seg, og som til slutt endte opp som bok. Bestefaren døde før boken ble gitt ut. Romanens handling veksler mellom …

Zorro is a 2005 novel by Chilean author Isabel Allende. Its subject is the pulp hero Diego de la Vega, better known as El Zorro, who was featured in an early 20th-century novel. The novel takes the form of a biography and is the first origin story for this legendary character. In terms of material, it is a prequel to …

The Sum of Our Days is the 2007 book by Isabel Allende.

"Listen, Paula. I am going to tell you a story so that when you wake up you will not feel so lost." So says Chilean writer Isabel Allende (The House of the Spirits) in the opening lines of the luminous, heart-rending memoir she wrote while her 28-year-old daughter Paula lay in a coma. In its pages, she ushers an …