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The House of the Spirits

A Novel

Isabel Allende

This unforgettable novel by a gifted storyteller spans decades and lives, weaving the personal and the political into a universal story of love, magic, and fate. The House of the Spirits follows three generations of the Trueba family in Latin America, focusing on the patriarch Esteban's pursuit of political power and his wife Clara's mystical abilities. When their daughter defies her father to pursue a forbidden love, an unexpected gift is born: Alba, a strong-willed child who will lead her family and country into a revolutionary future. A must-read epic that explores the past, present, and future of Latin America.
Publish Date
2005-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
2005-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1982
Goodreads Rating
4.28
ISBN
9781501117015
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