La Suma de los Dias / The Sum of Our Days - Brossura

Allende, Isabel

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ISBN 10: 0061551880 ISBN 13: 9780061551888

Casa editrice: Rayo, 2009

Riassunto

A sequel to her beloved best-selling book Paula, Isabel Allende’s passionate new memoir is the inspirational story of a remarkable woman--mother, step-mother, grandmother, wife and lover, fiercely loyal friend, and dedicated writer--and of the unusual extended family Allende creates after the tragic loss of her daughter Paula.

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Recensione:

“THE SUM OF OUR DAYS is terrific. It’s funny, insightful, moving and filled with Allende’s unique voice.” (USA Today)

“...Ms.Allende...executes this epistolary memoir with the same authenticity and poetry that grace her fiction...Ms. Allende is a survivor worth reading and emulating.” (Dallas Morning News)

“A vibrant voice, which is at once introspective and forthright...an inspiring and thought-provoking work...The insights resonate, on page after page.” (Denver Post)

“Allende’s THE SUM OF OUR DAYS adds up to an exuberant love letter not only to her daughter, but to her tribe and anyone lucky enough to belong to one.” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

“A powerful memoir” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

“A deeply revealing memoir . . . Allende’s insight is keen, her prose polished and her language hypnotic . . . This is a book to savor.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“A warm meditation on family and love...A book to be savored and reread.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“Allende’s trademark magical realism is ever present...This high-spirited, emotionally packed book enables readers to get a closer look at the life of a much-loved writer.” (Library Journal)

“Allende is a genius.” (Los Angeles Times Book Review)

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: Rayo
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061551880
• ISBN 13: 9780061551888
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 363