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The House of the Spirits

by Isabel Allende
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This "spectacular... absorbing and distinguished work...is a unique achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and future of Latin America" (The New York Times Book Review).
The House of the Spirits, which introduced 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. The patriarch Esteban is a volatile, proud man whose voracious pursuit of political power is tempered only by his love for his delicate wife Clara, a woman with a mystical connection to the spirit world. 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.

One of the most important novels of the twentieth century, The House of the Spirits is an enthralling epic that spans decades and lives, weaving the personal and the political into a universal story of love, magic, and fate.
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Publisher: Atria Books

Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 27, 2015

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  • ISBN: 9781501117039
  • File size: 2914 KB
  • Release date: October 27, 2015

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781501117039
  • File size: 9427 KB
  • Release date: October 27, 2015

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Fantasy Fiction Literature

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1280
Text Difficulty:10-12

This "spectacular... absorbing and distinguished work...is a unique achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and future of Latin America" (The New York Times Book Review).
The House of the Spirits, which introduced 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. The patriarch Esteban is a volatile, proud man whose voracious pursuit of political power is tempered only by his love for his delicate wife Clara, a woman with a mystical connection to the spirit world. 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.

One of the most important novels of the twentieth century, The House of the Spirits is an enthralling epic that spans decades and lives, weaving the personal and the political into a universal story of love, magic, and fate.
Expand title description text
Fantasy Fiction Literature
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Atria Books

    Kindle Book
    Release date: October 27, 2015

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781501117039
    File size: 2914 KB
    Release date: October 27, 2015

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781501117039
    File size: 9427 KB
    Release date: October 27, 2015

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 1280
    Text Difficulty: 10-12
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