{"product_id":"the-house-of-the-spirits-isabel-allende","title":"The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful hardback edition of a Latin American classic - the enthralling saga of three generations of a proud and passionate family, secret loves and violent revolution.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Extraordinary... Powerful... Sharply observant, witty and eloquent' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs a girl, Clara del Valle can read fortunes, make objects move as if they had lives of their own, and predict the future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the mysterious death of her sister, Rosa the Beautiful, Clara is mute for nine years. When she breaks her silence, it is to announce that she will be married soon to the stern and volatile landowner Esteban Trueba.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in an unnamed Latin American country over three generations, \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e is a magnificent epic reminiscent of the writing of Gabriel Garcia Marquez.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A novel to be read for its brilliant craftsmanship and its narrative of inescapable power'\u003ci\u003e El Pais\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Intensely moving. Both entertaining and deeply serious' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVintage Quarterbound Classics: Bound to be beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsabel Allende was born in 1942 Lima, Peru. She grew up in Chile and now lives in California. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe is the author of novels \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits, Of Love and Shadows, Eva Luna\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Infinite Plan, Paula, Daughter of Fortune, Portrait in Sepia, My Invented Country, Zorro, Inés of My Soul The Sum of Our Days \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Island Beneath the Sea.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 528 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63613798318429,"sku":"K096949118","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/242702-9694911800001A.jpg?v=1772001820","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-house-of-the-spirits-isabel-allende","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}