Eva Luna by Isabel Allende - ISBN: 9780241951651
Paperback
Orphan’s visions weave a captivating tale, defying darkness with light.

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    13 May 2011

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Summary

Enter a sweet but sinister world where fact and fiction merge.

“My name is Eva, which means ‘life’, according to a book of names my mother consulted. I was born in the back room of a shadowy house, and grew up amidst ancient furniture, books in Latin, and human mummies, but none of those things made me melancholy, because I came into the world with a breath of the jungle in my memory.”

Isabel Allende tells the sweet and sinister story of an orphan who beguiles the world with h…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241951651
ISBN-10:0241951658
Author:Isabel Allende, Margaret Sayers Peden
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:13 May 2011
Weight:149g
Dimensions:180mm x 112mm x 19mm
Series:Penguin Essentials
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Critics Review

A heartfelt novel, powerful enough to make a dictator cry

A heartfelt novel, powerful enough to make a dictator cry * Evening Standard *She can spin a tale out of a pebble and a piece of string … the atmosphere of encroaching doom, buried treasure and broken hearts is never tragic because there is a continual sense of life’s endless opulence * Independent *Packed with action, prodigal in invention, vivid in description and metaphor, this cleverly plotted novel is enhanced by its flowing prose and absolute assurance * The Times *Allende’s world is both sweet and sinister, and the flamboyance and power of her vision can seduce the sourest and most literal-minded reader * Daily Telegraph *

About The Author

Isabel Allende

Isabel Allende was born in Lima, Peru, in 1942 and moved to Chile as a child. She was a journalist for many years before publishing her first novel, The House of the Spirits in 1982. She is the author of eight novels, including Ines of My Soul, Daughter of Fortune, and Portrait in Sepia. She has also written a collection of stories, four memoirs, and a trilogy of children’s novels. Her books have been translated into more than twenty-seven languages and have become bestsellers across four continents. In 2004 she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Isabel Allende lives in California.

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