Bizarre ancestors are introduced delightful and bitter childhood memories are shared amazing anecdotes of youthful years are relived, and the most intimate secrets are quietly passed along. When her daughter, Paula, became gravely ill and fell into a coma, Isabel Allende began to write the story of her family for her unconscious child. Memoir, autobiography, epicedium, perhaps even some fiction: they are all here, and they are all quite wonderful.-Los Angeles Times In this literary classic, New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende recalls the story of her beloved daughter and her remarkable familys past. With Paula, Allende has written a powerful autobiography whose straightforward acceptance of the magical and spiritual worlds will remind readers of her first book, The House of the Spirits - Book Synopsis Beautiful and heartrending. In the telling, bizarre ancestors appear before our eyes: we hear both delightful and bitter childhood memories, amazing anecdotes of youthful years, and the most intimate secrets passed along in whispers. About the Book When Isabel Allendes daughter, Paula, became gravely ill and fell into a coma, the author began to write the story of her family for her unconscious child.
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