Ines of My Soul: A Novel - Brossura

Allende, Isabel

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ISBN 10: 0061161578 ISBN 13: 9780061161575

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2006

Riassunto

This magisterial work of historical fiction recounts the astonishing life of Inés Suárez, a daring Spanish conquistadora who toiled to build the nation of Chile—and whose vital role has too often been neglected by history.

It is the beginning of the Spanish conquest of the Americas, and when Inés’s shiftless husband disappears to the New World, she uses the opportunity to search for him as an excuse to flee her stifling homeland and seek adventure. After a treacherous journey to Peru, she learns of his death in battle. She meets and begins a passionate love affair with a man who seeks only honor and glory: Pedro Valdivia, war hero and field marshal to the famed Francisco Pizarro. Together, Inés and Valdivia will build the new city of Santiago and wage a ruthless war against the indigenous Chileans. The horrific struggle will change them forever, pulling each toward their separate destinies.

Inés of My Soul is a work of breathtaking scope, written with the narrative brilliance and passion readers have come to expect from Isabel Allende.

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Recensione:

“Allende...has written her surest work since THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS.” (USA Today)

“Allende is a master storyteller at the peak of her powers, as she demonstrates in her latest novel.” (Los Angeles Times)

“Allende’s imagination delivers the enchantment...this is one work Allende fans should not miss.” (Miami Herald)

“Vivid...Allende’s reach is broad...Allende succeeds in resurrecting a woman from history and endowing her with the gravitas of a hero.” (New York Times Book Review)

“A powerfully evocative narrative...Allende is at her best here.” (Newsweek)

“Thoroughly researched...a colorful, entertaining tale of the hardscrabble adventures and desperate deeds of some of our hemisphere’s first Europeans” (Elle)

“Solid and well-constructed...Ines is rescued by Allende from history’s dust bin.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

“Allende’s keen intelligence and lively prose keep readers wishing for more.” (San Diego Union-Tribune)

“Might be Allende’s best novel, better even than THE HOUSE OF SPIRITS.” (Boston Globe)

“Vivid and convincing....” (Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post)

L'autore:

Isabel Allende is the author of twelve works of fiction, including the New York Times bestsellers Maya’s Notebook, Island Beneath the Sea, Inés of My Soul, Daughter of Fortune, and a novel that has become a world-renowned classic, The House of the Spirits. Born in Peru and raised in Chile, she lives in California.

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• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0061161578
• ISBN 13: 9780061161575
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 511