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Isabel Allende

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in Lima, Peru

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Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Pablo Neruda

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Isabel Allende Llona is a Chilean-American novelist. Allende, who writes in the "magic realism" tradition, is considered one of the first successful women novelists in Latin America. She has written novels based in part on her own experiences, often focusing on the experiences of women, weaving myth and realism together. She has lectured and done extensive book tours and has taught literature at several US colleges. She currently resides in California with her husband. Allende adopted U.S. citizenship in 2003.

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	The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author), Magda Bogin (Translator) 4.29 avg rating — 295,733 ratings — published 1982 — 473 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daughter of Fortune 3.94 avg rating — 136,570 ratings — published 1998 — 205 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author), Nick Caistor (Translator), Amanda Hopkinson (Translator) 4.06 avg rating — 107,445 ratings — published 2019 — 118 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Violeta 4.03 avg rating — 97,474 ratings — published 2022 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Japanese Lover 3.88 avg rating — 92,114 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eva Luna really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 56,514 ratings — published 1987 — 215 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paula 4.21 avg rating — 52,779 ratings — published 1994 — 182 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author), Francis Riddle (Translator) 4.02 avg rating — 51,994 ratings — published 2023 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Island Beneath the Sea 4.11 avg rating — 44,769 ratings — published 2009 — 148 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Midst of Winter 3.72 avg rating — 47,358 ratings — published 2017 — 93 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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On Feb 12th we will have a group discussion for Ripper. You can see more details here.

Also, there is a Ripper treasure hunt going on on Facebook. See details here.

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Series by Isabel Allende

Trilogía Involuntaria (3 books)
by

Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author),

Magda Bogin (Translator)

4.16 avg rating — 474,311 ratings

Las memorias del Águila y del Jaguar (3 books)
by

Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author),

Margaret Sayers Peden

3.80 avg rating — 80,474 ratings

Perla (2 books)
by

Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author),

Sandy Rodriguez (Goodreads Author) (illustrator)

3.91 avg rating — 262 ratings

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Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right

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Temporada de huracanes

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Quotes by Isabel Allende (?)

“The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night.”
― Isabel Allende

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“Write what should not be forgotten.”
― Isabel Allende

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“The longer I live, the more uninformed I feel. Only the young have an explanation for everything.”
― Isabel Allende, City of the Beasts

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Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart

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