In fact, the book at times feels like a non-fiction account.
Allende draws directly from history and admits that she has based her fictional characters upon real people whom she has known and interviewed. A Long Petal of the Sea is not magic realism, however. In fact, it was the constant recommendation of that book by a work colleague that drew me to Allende’s latest novel, A Long Petal of the Sea, published earlier this year. She also has a reputation as a South American magic realist writer, with books like House of Spirits, which made her reputation in the 1980s.
In her author biography Allende describes herself as a novelist, feminist and philanthropist. 'A masterful work of historical fiction about hope, exile and belonging' Independent Online 'A defiantly warm and funny novel, by somebody who has earned the right to argue that love and optimism can survive whatever history might throw at us' Daily Telegraph 'Allende's style is impressively Olympian and the payoff is remarkable' Guardian Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.I’ve never read Isabel Allende before, so I have little to compare her latest book to. There, they find themselves enmeshed in a rich web of characters who come together in love and tragedy over the course of four generations, destined to witness the battle between freedom and repression as it plays out across the world.
Together with his sister-in-law, he is forced out of his beloved Barcelona and into exile in Chile. Full of ambition and humanity' Sunday Times 'One of the strongest and most affecting works in Allende's long career' New York Times Book Review Victor Dalmau is a young doctor when he is caught up in the Spanish Civil War, a tragedy that leaves his life - and the fate of his country - forever changed. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A powerful love story spanning generations.
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