A Long Petal of the Sea
In the late 1930s, civil war grips Spain. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing the government, hundreds of thousands are forced to flee in a treacherous journey over the mountains to the French border. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young widow, who finds her life intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, […]
In the Midst of Winter
"Filled with Allende's signature lyricism and ingenious plotting, the book delves wonderfully into what it means to respect, protect, and love." (Publishers Weekly (starred review))
The Japanese Lover
Publishers Weekly ★ 08/10/2015 Allende’s (The House of Spirits) magical and sweeping tale focuses on two survivors of separation and loss: the elderly, renowned designer Alma Belasco, whose silk-screened creations fuel the family foundation, and her young secretary, mysterious Irina Bazili, who works at the progressive old people’s home, Lark House, where Alma lives. Their […]
Ripper : a Novel
The New York Times Book Review – Marilyn Stasio Isabel Allende says that Ripper is her first murder mystery, and that it was a lot of fun to write. It's probably more accurate to say that this…thoroughly charming book is the author's own eccentric notion of a murder mystery, and that it's a lot of […]
Maya's Notebook : a Novel
Booklist (starred review) “An explosive novel…Every character is enthralling…This is a boldly plotted, sharply funny, and purposefully bone-shaking novel of sexual violence, political terror, “collective shame,†and dark family secrets, all transcended by courage and love.â€
Island Beneath the Sea : a Novel
Library Journal: Zariet?, known as T?t?, is born a slave in Haiti, then called Saint-Domingue, in 1700. She is bought by Toulouse Valmorain, a young Frenchman whose ideals quickly disappear in the brutality of life on a sugar plantation. T?t? tenderly cares for Valmorain's son and, since she is her master's property, bears two of […]