The new york times book reviewthe house of the spirits, the unforgettable first novel that established Isabel Allende as one of the world’s most gifted storytellers, brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of the Trueba family. When their daughter blanca embarks on a forbidden love affair in defiance of her implacable father, the result is an unexpected gift to Esteban: his adored granddaughter Alba, a beautiful and strong-willed child who will lead her family and her country into a revolutionary future.
Atria Books. One of the most important novels of the twentieth century, weaving the personal and the political into a universal story of love, magic, The House of the Spirits is an enthralling epic that spans decades and lives, and fate.
The Japanese Lover: A Novel
Decades later, Alma is nearing the end of her long and eventful life. There, she encounters ichimei fukuda, as the rest of the world goes to war, the quiet and gentle son of the family’s Japanese gardener. Following the japanese attack on pearl harbor, the two are cruelly pulled apart as Ichimei and his family—like thousands of other Japanese Americans—are declared enemies and forcibly relocated to internment camps run by the United States government.
As irina and seth forge a friendship, they become intrigued by a series of mysterious gifts and letters sent to Alma, eventually learning about Ichimei and this extraordinary secret passion that has endured for nearly seventy years. Unnoticed by those around them, a tender love affair begins to blossom.
From new york times bestselling author isabel allende, “a magical and sweeping” Publishers Weekly, starred review love story and multigenerational epic that stretches from San Francisco in the present-day to Poland and the United States during World War II. In 1939, as poland falls under the shadow of the Nazis, young Alma Belasco’s parents send her away to live in safety with an aunt and uncle in their opulent mansion in San Francisco.
The japanese lover is a moving tribute to the constancy of the human heart in a world of unceasing change.
Spanish-language Edition Spanish Edition - La casa de los espiritus: The House of the Spirits
La casa de los espíritus narra la saga familiar de los Trueba, desde principios del siglo XX hasta nuestra época.
Love in the Time of Cholera Oprah's Book Club
As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs--yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. First vintage Publishing Edition. When fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. The japanese Lover. Oprah's Book Club. Vintage Espanol.
Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral.
In the Midst of Winter: A Novel
New york times and worldwide bestselling author Isabel Allende returns with a sweeping novel that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil. During the biggest brooklyn snowstorm in living memory, and what at first seems an inconvenience takes a more serious turn when Evelyn comes to his house, hits the car of Evelyn Ortega, Richard Bowmaster, a lonely university professor in his sixties, a young undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, seeking help.
First vintage Publishing Edition. At a loss, the professor asks his tenant, Lucia Maraz, a fellow academic from Chile, for her advice. An instant new york times bestseller, in the midst of Winter is about three very different people who are brought together in a mesmerizing story that offers “a timely message about immigration and the meaning of home” People.
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Paula: A Memoirfront cover image of the item may vary
Oprah's Book Club. Please note, front cover image of the item may vary. In the telling, amazing anecdotes of youthful years, bizarre ancestors appear before our eyes; we hear both delightful and bitter childhood memories, and the most intimate secrets passed along in whispers. Vintage Espanol. Harper Perennial.
The japanese Lover.
One Hundred Years of Solitude P.S. Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Vintage Espanol. First vintage Publishing Edition.
Eva Luna: A Novel
Oprah's Book Club. As eva tells her story, isabel allende conjures up a whole complex south american nation—the rich, the simple, with battles and passions, and the sophisticated—in a novel replete with character and incident, with drama and comedy and history, the poor, rebellions and reunions, a novel that celebrates the power of imagination to create a better world.
Though she has no wealth, she trades her stories like currency with people who are kind to her. Eva is a naturally gifted and imaginative storyteller who meets people from all stations and walks of life. The japanese Lover. Eva Luna. Vintage Espanol. One hundred Years of Solitude. Harper Perennial.
GOOD CONSCIENCE PA
Oprah's Book Club. Condition: New. The good conscience is Carlos Fuentes's second novel. The scene is guanajuato, a provincial capital in Central Mexico, once one of the world's richest mining centers. Vintage Espanol. Buy with confidence! Millions of books sold! . One hundred Years of Solitude. Jaime's struggle to emerge as a man with a "good conscience" forms the theme of the book: can a rebel correct the evils of an established system and at the same time retain the integrity of his principles? The japanese Lover.
His father is a good man but weak; his uncle is powerful, yet his actions are inconsistent with his professed beliefs.
The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems Bilingual Edition English and Spanish Edition
One hundred Years of Solitude. This bilingual collection of Neruda's most essential poems will prove indispensable. Buy with confidence! Millions of books sold! First vintage Publishing Edition. If you want a handy Neruda companion and don't know where to begin, this is it. The bloomsbury Review ". The essential neruda will prove to be, for most readers, the best introduction to Neruda available in English.
At only 234 pages bilingual, it somehow manages to convey the fullness of Neruda's poetic arc: Reading it is like reading the autobiography of a poetic sensibility granted, the abridged version. The austin chronicle "this book is a must-have for any reader interested in a definitive sampling of the most essential poems by one whom many consider one of the best poets of the 20th century.
Mike nobles, tulsa world "what better way to celebrate the hundred years of Neruda's glorious residence on our earth than this selection of crucial works - in both languages! - by one of the greatest poets of all time.
Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America Fourth Edition
Harper Perennial. Notes: brand new from publisher! 100% satisfaction guarantee. Condition: New. Used book in Good Condition. Throughout the fourth Edition, a new full-color design highlights an enriched and expanded map and illustration program. This, along with new quizzing and assessment options and a new edition of the companion reader, offers students and instructors more support than ever before.
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