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丕賱丨亘賵丕賱馗賱丕賱

Isabel Allende, 氐丕賱丨毓賱賲丕賳賷听(鬲乇噩賲丞 )

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Esta 茅 a hist贸ria de uma mulher e um homem que se amavam plenamente, salvando-se assim de uma exist锚ncia vulgar. Segundo romance de Isabel Allende, De amor y de sombra 茅 um testemunho agudo das situa莽玫es dram谩ticas que s茫o vividas em certas regi玫es da Am茅rica Latina, bem como uma can莽茫o de amor e esperan莽a. Com ternura e uma obra liter谩ria impec谩vel, Isabel Allende tra莽a o destino das suas personagens como parte indissoci谩vel do destino coletivo de um continente marcado pela miscigena莽茫o, pelas injusti莽as sociais e pela procura da pr贸pria identidade.

GenresHistorical FictionRomanceMagical RealismSpanish LiteratureLatin AmericanNovelsLiterature

304 pages

First published January 1, 1984

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Isabel Allende

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Isabel Allende Llona is a Chilean-American novelist. Allende, who writes in the "magic realism" tradition, is considered one of the first successful women novelists in Latin America. She has written novels based in part on her own experiences, often focusing on the experiences of women, weaving myth and realism together. She has lectured and done extensive book tours and has taught literature at several US colleges. She currently resides in California with her husband. Allende adopted U.S. citizenship in 2003.

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丕賱噩丕賴賱賵賳亘丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賲丨賰賵賲毓賱賷賴賲亘鬲賰乇丕乇賴*
賵*賰賱賲丕胤丕賱丕賱賱賷賱禺賮賳丕丕賱賳賵乇賵兀賱賮賳丕丕賱馗賱丕賱
賵丨丕乇亘賳丕丕賱卮賲爻

賵亘兀賲乇賷賰丕丕賱賱丕鬲賷賳賷丞賵亘賱丕丿賳丕丕賱卮乇賯丕賱丕賵爻胤賷丞爻鬲噩丿丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷毓賷丿賳賮爻賴亘爻賲丕噩丞亘丕賱睾丞賱毓賯賵丿賲鬲鬲丕賱賷丞

賵爻丐丕賱廿噩亘丕乇賷賷賯賮夭毓賳丿賲丕鬲賰鬲卮賮丿賵賲丕丕賳賴賷爻鬲丨賷賱毓賱賶丕賱亘卮乇丕賱鬲毓賱賲賲賳丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺
賴賱丕賱鬲賲乇丿賴賵賮囟賷賱丞丕賱兀賳爻丕賳丕賱丨賯賷賯賷丞責*

鬲丐賰丿賱賳丕丕賱賱賷賳丿賷亘匕賰丕亍毓匕亘賲賳禺賱丕賱兀爻乇丞乇丕賳賰賷賱賵
丕賱乇賷賮賷丞賵兀爻乇丞"賱賽賷丕賱"丕賱賲孬賯賮丞賵兀爻乇丞" 亘乇鬲乇丕賳" 丕賱丕乇爻鬲賯乇丕胤賷丞 :丕賳丕賱丨亘毓賱賶丕禺鬲賱丕賮兀爻丕賱賷亘賴賲賴賲丕賰丕賳賯賵賷丕賱賳賷賰賮賷賵爻鬲丨丕氐乇賴丕賱馗賱丕賱貨賵丕賱鬲賷鬲賴夭賲賴丕卮賲爻丕賱鬲賰丕鬲賮

賮毓賱丕賱賵賰賳鬲賯乇兀鬲賴丕賲賳毓卮乇爻賳賵丕鬲. .賱賲兀賰賳爻丕賯丿乇賴丕丕賵丕賮賴賲賴丕丨賯丕賵"亘丕賱賮毓賱卮丕賴丿鬲丕賱賮賷賱賲賲賳佗佶爻賳丞賵賱賲賷鬲乇賰兀孬乇丕"..賮賯亘賱孬賵乇鬲賳丕..賱賲賳賮賴賲噩賷丿丕賲毓賳賶
丕賱丕禺鬲賮丕亍丕賱賯爻乇賷 .~
丕賱賯鬲賱禺丕乇噩廿胤丕乇丕賱賯丕賳賵賳 .~
孬賵乇丕鬲賲囟丕丿丞 .~

丕賱乇賵丕賷丞亘亘爻丕胤丞鬲丐賰丿: 丕賳賰賲賴賲丕賰賳鬲听賮賷丨丕賱賰賵賲丕卮賷噩賳亘丕賱丨賷胤賮賴匕丕賱賳賷賲賳毓賴丕亘丿丕賲賳兀賳賷賳賴丿賲賮賵賯賰

賮賳乇賷丨丕賱卮毓亘鬲卮賷賱賱賷毓丕賲佟侃侑侃亘毓丿爻鬲爻賳賵丕鬲賲賳丕賳賯賱丕亘亘賷賳賵卮賷賴" 賰兀賳賴丕噩夭亍鬲丕賱賷賱亘賷鬲丕賱兀乇賵丕丨"賲賳禺賱丕賱賵丕賯毓丞丨賯賷賯賷丞賱賲賳噩賲鬲賲丕賰鬲卮丕賮兀乇亘毓丞毓卮乇噩孬丞賱賲賮賯賵丿賷賳乇賷賮賷賷賳亘賴 ..賵丿賵乇氐丨賮賷丞賵賲氐賵乇"胤亘賷亘!!"賮賷賳卮乇賴匕丕丕賱賰卮賮亘賷賳馗賱丕賱賲賳丕賱賮賯乇賵丕賱乇毓亘賵丕賱賲賵鬲

賲丕丕毓噩亘賳賷丨賯丕賴賵.
賳賲丕匕噩丕賱毓爻賰乇賷賷賳丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮丞丕賱鬲賷賯丿賲鬲賴丕丕賷夭丕亘賷賱露
丿賵乇丕賱爻賱胤丞丕賱丿賷賳賷丞丕賱賮毓丕賱賮賷賰卮賮丕賱賲爻鬲賵乇露
丿賵乇丕賱氐丨丕賮丞!! 毓賳丿賲丕鬲鬲丨賵賱賱丨丕賲賷丕賱丨賯賷賯丞露
丕賱亘胤丕賱丞丕賱鬲賷鬲鬲亘毓丕賱丕賳賯賱丕亘丕鬲賵賲丕賷賱賷賴丕賲賳鬲丿丕毓賷丕鬲露
丕賳丕賷夭丕亘賷賱丨賰丕亍丞亘丕乇毓丞賵丨丕賵賱鬲鬲賯丿賷賲 :丕賱丨賱馃宝

丕噩毓賱丕賱乇丿丕亍丞鬲毓賲丨鬲賶鬲氐亘丨毓丕丿賷丞孬賲听賲爻鬲爻丕睾丞*
孬賲賲胤賱賵亘丞 *丕
亘鬲乇噩賲鬲賴丕賱毓匕亘丞賷賳賯賱賱賳丕丕賱賲乇丨賵賲毓賱賲丕賳賷丕賱噩賲丕賱丕賱賰丕賲賳賮賷听卮禺氐賷丕鬲丕賱賱賷賳丿賷丕賱賳爻丕卅賷丞丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮丞亘丕爻鬲爻賱丕賲賴丕賵賰匕賱賰丨賷賵賷丞乇噩丕賱賴丕丕賱賯賱丕卅賱貨兀丨亘亘鬲賵丕賱丿賮乇丕賳爻賷爻賰賵丕賱丕爻鬲丕匕賱賷丕賱丕賱丕爻亘丕賳賷听丕賱賷爻丕乇賷听丕賱賮賵囟賵賶丕賱氐乇賷丨听丕賱毓賳賷丿丕賰孬乇賲賳兀賵賱丕丿賴丕賱孬賱丕孬丞
禺賵爻賷賴丕賱賯爻賷爻丕賱賵胤賳賷賴賵丕賱賲毓丕丿賱賱禺丕賷賲賷~
賮賷亘賷鬲丕賱兀乇賵丕丨

賮乇丕賳卮賷爻賰賵 ~
賰丕賳丕賱亘胤賱丕賱匕賷鬲乇賵賶丕賱丕丨丿丕孬亘匕賴賳賴賰孬賷乇丕
亘丕賱胤亘毓賲賳丨鬲賴丕賷夭丕亘賷賱賲孬丕賱賷丕鬲鬲鬲賱丕亍賲賲毓賰賵賳賴胤亘賷亘賳賮爻賷賵孬丕卅乇賵亘胤賱賱賱毓賲賱丕賱爻乇賷丕賱賵胤賳賷 ..賵氐丕乇丕賱毓丕卮賯丕賱賲鬲賮丕賳賷丕賱匕賷鬲丨賱賲亘賴賮鬲賷丕鬲丕賱丕乇囟賵丕賱賲爻鬲毓丿賱賱鬲囟丨賷丞賲賳丕噩賱賲丨亘賵亘鬲賴
賱賰賳賷丕丨爻爻鬲丕賳丕賷夭丕亘賷賱賱賲鬲丨亘賴亘丕賱賯丿乇丕賱賰丕賮賷
賵賱丕鬲爻兀賱賳賷賱賲丕匕丕

馃
賱賰賳賶爻丕乇賰夭毓賱賶鬲丨賱賷賱亘胤賱鬲賷賳丕孬賳鬲賷賳賮賯胤

丕賷乇賷賳馃尵
噩丕亘乇丞丕賱禺賵丕胤乇

賱賲爻鬲賳賷丕賷乇賷賳丕賱亘乇賷卅丞丕賱丨丕賱賲丞賰賲丕賱賲鬲賮毓賱亘胤賱丕鬲丕賱賱賷賳丿賷賲噩鬲賲毓丕鬲..丕丨亘亘鬲賴丕亘卮賰賱賲胤賱賯鬲賱賰丕賱賮鬲丕丞丕賱氐丨賮賷丞丕賱丕乇爻鬲賯乇丕胤賷丞丕賱卮賯乇丕亍睾噩乇賷丞丕賱賲賱丕亘爻賵丕賱卮毓乇貨匕丕鬲丕賱丨賱賶丕賱賳丨丕爻賷丞賵匕丕鬲丕賱賯賱亘丕賱匕賴亘賷丕賱匕賷亘賯丿乇丕賮鬲賯丕丿賴賱賱兀賲丕賳賷賲賳丨賴賱賱丕禺乇賷賳賲噩丕賳丕
賴賷賮毓賱丕丕賱賮鬲丕丞 "丕賱丨賱賲" 丕賱鬲賷鬲毓鬲亘乇禺爻丕乇丞丕賳賷爻鬲丨賵匕毓賱賷賴丕丕丨丿.. 丨賵賱鬲賴丕丕爻乇鬲賴丕丕賱賲鬲丨賱賱丞丕賱鬲毓賷爻丞賱賳亘毓丨賳丕賳賲匕賴賱賷馗賱賱毓賱賶賰賱賲賳賷爻毓丿賴丕賱丨馗亘賱賯賷丕賴丕

丕賱賷賵賲丕賱匕賷丕爻鬲賮丕賯鬲賮賷賴亘賰賱賯爻賵丞賲賳賮賯丕毓丞丕賱賵賴賲.. 賰丕賳賲亘乇乇丕賱賰賱丕賱鬲睾賷乇丕賱匕賷賷氐丕丨亘賲賳毓乇賮賵丕丕賰孬乇賲賳丕賱賱丕夭賲賲亘賰乇丕
賱匕賱賰賲賳丨鬲賲賮丕鬲賷丨賴丕胤賵丕毓賷丞賱賲賳賮鬲丨毓賷賳賷賴丕 :賮乇丕賳卮爻賰賵

丕露鬲乇賶賮賷禺賵賮丕賱丌禺乇賷賳賵禺賵賮賴丕丕丨乇丕噩賲禺噩賱听賮亘丿丕禺賱賴丕听賷賯亘毓禺賵賮毓賲賷賯賵賲胤賱賯
丕賱賲氐丿乇丕賱賵丨賷丿賱丨賷丕卅賴丕賴賵禺賵賮賴丕露丕

馃宝
丕賱噩賴賱賴賵听丿丕卅賲丕丕賱賵噩賴丕賱丕禺乇賱賱毓亘賵丿賷丞 *
亘賷丕鬲乇賷爻亘乇鬲乇丕賳馃崅

賷丕丕賱賱賴賰賷賮賷賳噩亘丕賱賲爻禺丨賵乇賷丞責賵丕賱丿丞丕賷乇賷賳听丕爻鬲賮夭鬲賳賷亘賵丕賯毓賷鬲賴丕賵賰孬乇丞鬲賵丕噩丿賴丕亘賷賳賳丕貨賰丕賳鬲賳賲賵匕噩賱賱賯賵賶丕賱乇噩毓賷丞賵丕賱鬲賷听乇丕賷賳丕賲乇丕乇丕丕孬乇賴丕丕賱賰丕爻丨賲賳匕丕賱孬賵乇丕鬲賰賱賴丕..
鬲賱賰丕賱爻賷丿丞丕賱賲鬲爻賱賯丞丕賱賲氐賱丨噩賷丞貨丕賱丿丕賮賳丞賱乇丕爻賴丕賮賷丕賱乇賲丕賱丕賱賲氐乇丞毓賱賶兀賳丕賱噩賴賱賳賵乇.. 丕賱鬲賷丕賯鬲氐乇賳卮丕胤賴丕丕賱爻賷丕爻賷毓賱賶爻丿丕匕丕賳賴丕貨丨鬲賶賱賵賱胤禺鬲賴丕丿賲丕亍丕丨亘丕卅賴丕賵賵鬲丨乇氐亘丕賱鬲兀賰賷丿毓賱賶丕賱禺賱丕氐賲賳丕賷丿賷賲賯乇丕胤賷丞賵賱賵亘乇夭毓丕賱丨賱賱

*賰賱丕賱毓亘丕乇丕鬲丕賱賲氐丨賵亘丞亘賳噩賲丞
賴賷賲賯賵賱丕鬲卮賴賷乇丞毓丿賱鬲賴丕賯賱賷賱丕
乇丨賲丕賱賱賴氐丕賱丨毓賱賲丕賳賷賵丕亘賯賶賱賳丕丕乇孬賴丕賱孬賲賷賳

賵听賲乇丕噩毓鬲賷賲氐丕丿賮丞!! 鬲賳卮乇賮賷丕賱賷賵賲丕賱毓丕賱賲賷賱丨賯賵賯丕賱兀賳爻丕賳

classic death romance

Nayra.Hassan

1,259 reviews6,470 followers

October 13, 2022

丕賱噩丕賴賱賵賳亘丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賲丨賰賵賲毓賱賷賴賲亘鬲賰乇丕乇賴*
賵*賰賱賲丕胤丕賱丕賱賱賷賱禺賮賳丕丕賱賳賵乇賵兀賱賮賳丕丕賱馗賱丕賱
賵丨丕乇亘賳丕丕賱卮賲爻

賵亘兀賲乇賷賰丕丕賱賱丕鬲賷賳賷丞賵亘賱丕丿賳丕丕賱卮乇賯丕賱丕賵爻胤賷丞爻鬲噩丿丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷毓賷丿賳賮爻賴亘爻賲丕噩丞亘丕賱睾丞賱毓賯賵丿賲鬲鬲丕賱賷丞

賵爻丐丕賱廿噩亘丕乇賷賷賯賮夭毓賳丿賲丕鬲賰鬲卮賮丿賵賲丕丕賳賴賷爻鬲丨賷賱毓賱賶丕賱亘卮乇丕賱鬲毓賱賲賲賳丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺
賴賱丕賱鬲賲乇丿賴賵賮囟賷賱丞丕賱兀賳爻丕賳丕賱丨賯賷賯賷丞責*

鬲丐賰丿賱賳丕丕賱賱賷賳丿賷亘匕賰丕亍毓匕亘賲賳禺賱丕賱兀爻乇丞乇丕賳賰賷賱賵
丕賱乇賷賮賷丞賵兀爻乇丞"賱賽賷丕賱"丕賱賲孬賯賮丞賵兀爻乇丞" 亘乇鬲乇丕賳" 丕賱丕乇爻鬲賯乇丕胤賷丞:丕賳丕賱丨亘毓賱賶丕禺鬲賱丕賮兀爻丕賱賷亘賴賲賴賲丕賰丕賳賯賵賷丕賱賳賷賰賮賷賵爻鬲丨丕氐乇賴丕賱馗賱丕賱貨賵丕賱鬲賷鬲賴夭賲賴丕卮賲爻丕賱鬲賰丕鬲賮

賮毓賱丕賱賵賰賳鬲賯乇兀鬲賴丕賲賳毓卮乇爻賳賵丕鬲. .賱賲兀賰賳爻丕賯丿乇賴丕丕賵丕賮賴賲賴丕丨賯丕賵"亘丕賱賮毓賱卮丕賴丿鬲丕賱賮賷賱賲賲賳佗佶爻賳丞賵賱賲賷鬲乇賰兀孬乇丕"..賮賯亘賱孬賵乇鬲賳丕..賱賲賳賮賴賲噩賷丿丕賲毓賳賶
丕賱丕禺鬲賮丕亍丕賱賯爻乇賷 .~
丕賱賯鬲賱禺丕乇噩廿胤丕乇丕賱賯丕賳賵賳 .~
孬賵乇丕鬲賲囟丕丿丞 .~

丕賱乇賵丕賷丞亘亘爻丕胤丞鬲丐賰丿: 丕賳賰賲賴賲丕賰賳鬲听賮賷丨丕賱賰賵賲丕卮賷噩賳亘丕賱丨賷胤賮賴匕丕賱賳賷賲賳毓賴丕亘丿丕賲賳兀賳賷賳賴丿賲賮賵賯賰

賮賳乇賷丨丕賱卮毓亘鬲卮賷賱賱賷毓丕賲佟侃侑侃亘毓丿爻鬲爻賳賵丕鬲賲賳丕賳賯賱丕亘亘賷賳賵卮賷賴" 賰兀賳賴丕噩夭亍鬲丕賱賷賱亘賷鬲丕賱兀乇賵丕丨"賲賳禺賱丕賱賵丕賯毓丞丨賯賷賯賷丞賱賲賳噩賲鬲賲丕賰鬲卮丕賮兀乇亘毓丞毓卮乇噩孬丞賱賲賮賯賵丿賷賳乇賷賮賷賷賳亘賴..賵丿賵乇氐丨賮賷丞賵賲氐賵乇"胤亘賷亘!!"賮賷賳卮乇賴匕丕丕賱賰卮賮亘賷賳馗賱丕賱賲賳丕賱賮賯乇賵丕賱乇毓亘賵丕賱賲賵鬲

賲丕丕毓噩亘賳賷丨賯丕賴賵.
賳賲丕匕噩丕賱毓爻賰乇賷賷賳丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮丞丕賱鬲賷賯丿賲鬲賴丕丕賷夭丕亘賷賱露
丿賵乇丕賱爻賱胤丞丕賱丿賷賳賷丞丕賱賮毓丕賱賮賷賰卮賮丕賱賲爻鬲賵乇露
丿賵乇丕賱氐丨丕賮丞!! 毓賳丿賲丕鬲鬲丨賵賱賱丨丕賲賷丕賱丨賯賷賯丞露
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孬賲賲胤賱賵亘丞 *丕
亘鬲乇噩賲鬲賴丕賱毓匕亘丞賷賳賯賱賱賳丕丕賱賲乇丨賵賲毓賱賲丕賳賷丕賱噩賲丕賱丕賱賰丕賲賳賮賷听卮禺氐賷丕鬲丕賱賱賷賳丿賷丕賱賳爻丕卅賷丞丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮丞亘丕爻鬲爻賱丕賲賴丕賵賰匕賱賰丨賷賵賷丞乇噩丕賱賴丕丕賱賯賱丕卅賱貨兀丨亘亘鬲賵丕賱丿賮乇丕賳爻賷爻賰賵丕賱丕爻鬲丕匕賱賷丕賱丕賱丕爻亘丕賳賷听丕賱賷爻丕乇賷听丕賱賮賵囟賵賶丕賱氐乇賷丨听丕賱毓賳賷丿丕賰孬乇賲賳兀賵賱丕丿賴丕賱孬賱丕孬丞
禺賵爻賷賴丕賱賯爻賷爻丕賱賵胤賳賷賴賵丕賱賲毓丕丿賱賱禺丕賷賲賷~
賮賷亘賷鬲丕賱兀乇賵丕丨

賮乇丕賳卮賷爻賰賵 ~
賰丕賳丕賱亘胤賱丕賱匕賷鬲乇賵賶丕賱丕丨丿丕孬亘匕賴賳賴賰孬賷乇丕
亘丕賱胤亘毓賲賳丨鬲賴丕賷夭丕亘賷賱賲孬丕賱賷丕鬲鬲鬲賱丕亍賲賲毓賰賵賳賴胤亘賷亘賳賮爻賷賵孬丕卅乇賵亘胤賱賱賱毓賲賱丕賱爻乇賷丕賱賵胤賳賷 ..賵氐丕乇丕賱毓丕卮賯丕賱賲鬲賮丕賳賷丕賱匕賷鬲丨賱賲亘賴賮鬲賷丕鬲丕賱丕乇囟賵丕賱賲爻鬲毓丿賱賱鬲囟丨賷丞賲賳丕噩賱賲丨亘賵亘鬲賴
賱賰賳賷丕丨爻爻鬲丕賳丕賷夭丕亘賷賱賱賲鬲丨亘賴亘丕賱賯丿乇丕賱賰丕賮賷
賵賱丕鬲爻兀賱賳賷賱賲丕匕丕

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賱賰賳賶爻丕乇賰夭毓賱賶鬲丨賱賷賱亘胤賱鬲賷賳丕孬賳鬲賷賳賮賯胤

丕賷乇賷賳馃尵
噩丕亘乇丞丕賱禺賵丕胤乇

賱賲爻鬲賳賷丕賷乇賷賳丕賱亘乇賷卅丞丕賱丨丕賱賲丞賰賲丕賱賲鬲賮毓賱亘胤賱丕鬲丕賱賱賷賳丿賷賲噩鬲賲毓丕鬲 ..丕丨亘亘鬲賴丕亘卮賰賱賲胤賱賯鬲賱賰丕賱賮鬲丕丞丕賱氐丨賮賷丞丕賱丕乇爻鬲賯乇丕胤賷丞丕賱卮賯乇丕亍睾噩乇賷丞丕賱賲賱丕亘爻賵丕賱卮毓乇貨匕丕鬲丕賱丨賱賶丕賱賳丨丕爻賷丞賵匕丕鬲丕賱賯賱亘丕賱匕賴亘賷丕賱匕賷亘賯丿乇丕賮鬲賯丕丿賴賱賱兀賲丕賳賷賲賳丨賴賱賱丕禺乇賷賳賲噩丕賳丕
賴賷賮毓賱丕丕賱賮鬲丕丞 "丕賱丨賱賲" 丕賱鬲賷鬲毓鬲亘乇禺爻丕乇丞丕賳賷爻鬲丨賵匕毓賱賷賴丕丕丨丿. . 丨賵賱鬲賴丕丕爻乇鬲賴丕丕賱賲鬲丨賱賱丞丕賱鬲毓賷爻丞賱賳亘毓丨賳丕賳賲匕賴賱賷馗賱賱毓賱賶賰賱賲賳賷爻毓丿賴丕賱丨馗亘賱賯賷丕賴丕

丕賱賷賵賲丕賱匕賷丕爻鬲賮丕賯鬲賮賷賴亘賰賱賯爻賵丞賲賳賮賯丕毓丞丕賱賵賴賲.. 賰丕賳賲亘乇乇丕賱賰賱丕賱鬲睾賷乇丕賱匕賷賷氐丕丨亘賲賳毓乇賮賵丕丕賰孬乇賲賳丕賱賱丕夭賲賲亘賰乇丕
賱匕賱賰賲賳丨鬲賲賮丕鬲賷丨賴丕胤賵丕毓賷丞賱賲賳賮鬲丨毓賷賳賷賴丕 :賮乇丕賳卮爻賰賵

丕露鬲乇賶賮賷禺賵賮丕賱丌禺乇賷賳賵禺賵賮賴丕丕丨乇丕噩賲禺噩賱听賮亘丿丕禺賱賴丕听賷賯亘毓禺賵賮毓賲賷賯賵賲胤賱賯
丕賱賲氐丿乇丕賱賵丨賷丿賱丨賷丕卅賴丕賴賵禺賵賮賴丕露丕

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丕賱噩賴賱賴賵听丿丕卅賲丕丕锟斤拷賵噩賴丕賱丕禺乇賱賱毓亘賵丿賷丞 *
亘賷丕鬲乇賷爻亘乇鬲乇丕賳馃崅

賷丕丕賱賱賴賰賷賮賷賳噩亘丕賱賲爻禺丨賵乇賷丞責賵丕賱丿丞丕賷乇賷賳听丕爻鬲賮夭鬲賳賷亘賵丕賯毓賷鬲賴丕賵賰孬乇丞鬲賵丕噩丿賴丕亘賷賳賳丕貨賰丕賳鬲賳賲賵匕噩賱賱賯賵賶丕賱乇噩毓賷丞賵丕賱鬲賷听乇丕賷賳丕賲乇丕乇丕丕孬乇賴丕丕賱賰丕爻丨賲賳匕丕賱孬賵乇丕鬲賰賱賴丕..
鬲賱賰丕賱爻賷丿丞丕賱賲鬲爻賱賯丞丕賱賲氐賱丨噩賷丞貨丕賱丿丕賮賳丞賱乇丕爻賴丕賮賷丕賱乇賲丕賱丕賱賲氐乇丞毓賱賶兀賳丕賱噩賴賱賳賵乇.. 丕賱鬲賷丕賯鬲氐乇賳卮丕胤賴丕丕賱爻賷丕爻賷毓賱賶爻丿丕匕丕賳賴丕貨丨鬲賶賱賵賱胤禺鬲賴丕丿賲丕亍丕丨亘丕卅賴丕賵賵鬲丨乇氐亘丕賱鬲兀賰賷丿毓賱賶丕賱禺賱丕氐賲賳丕賷丿賷賲賯乇丕胤賷丞賵賱賵亘乇夭毓丕賱丨賱賱

*賰賱丕賱毓亘丕乇丕鬲丕賱賲氐丨賵亘丞亘賳噩賲丞
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"賴匕賴賯氐賾丞乇噩賱賵丕賲乇兀丞貙兀丨亘賾賰賱丕賴賲丕丕賱丌禺乇亘賰賱噩賵丕乇丨賴貙賱賷賳噩賵賻丕亘匕賱賰賲賳丨賷丕丞賺賲亘鬲匕賱丞. 賵賯丿丨賲賱鬲購丕賱賯氐丞賮賷匕丕賰乇鬲賷亘丨乇氐賺賰賷賱丕賷購亘賱賷賴丕丕賱夭賲賳. 賵丕賱丌賳貙賮賷賱賷丕賱賷賴匕丕丕賱賲賰丕賳丕賱氐丕賲鬲丞貙丕爻鬲胤毓鬲購乇賵丕賷鬲賴丕兀禺賷乇賸丕. 賱賯丿賮毓賱鬲購賴匕丕賲賳兀噩賱賴賲丕貙賵賲賳兀噩賱丌禺乇賷賳兀賵丿毓賵賳賷丨賷賵丕鬲賴賲賯丕卅賱賷賳: 禺購匕賷貙丕賰鬲亘賷賰賷賱丕鬲賲丨賵賴丕賱乇賷丨."

兀賰丕丿兀噩夭賲兀賳賴匕賴丕賱賲賯丿賲丞丕賱亘爻賷胤丞丕賱鬲賷禺胤賾鬲賴丕廿賷夭丕亘賷賱丕賱賱賷賳丿賷賮賷賲賯丿賲丞丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙賴賷賲賳兀毓匕亘賲丕賯乇兀鬲賲賳賲賯丿賲丕鬲賵廿賴丿丕亍丕鬲貙丕亘鬲爻賲鬲購賮賵乇賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕貙賮賴賷賲賯丿賲丞亘賴丕賲賳丕賱噩賲丕賱賲丕賷噩毓賱賰鬲丨亘丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞丨鬲賶賵廿賳賱賲鬲賰賳賯丿賯乇兀鬲賱賴丕賲爻亘賯賸丕貙賵丕毓賱賲兀賳賰廿賳賵賯毓鬲賻賮賷丨亘丕賱賰丕鬲亘貙賮爻鬲賯乇兀賲丕賰鬲亘賴亘丿丕賮毓賺賲賳賴匕丕丕賱丨亘貙賮賱丕鬲乇賶賲賳丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲爻賵賶噩賲賷賱賴丕貙賵賱丕鬲賱鬲賮鬲賱兀賷賺賾賲賳丕賱卮賵丕卅亘丕賱鬲賷賷購丨鬲賲賱兀賳鬲鬲賵丕噩丿亘賷賳丕賱爻胤賵乇貙爻鬲噩丿賳賮爻賰鬲亘丨孬賮賯胤毓賳丕賱賲鬲毓丞丕賱禺丕賱氐丞貙賵鬲鬲賲賳賶兀賳鬲亘丿兀丕賱乇丨賱丞賵鬲賳賴賷賴丕賵兀賳鬲毓賱賶賳賮爻丕賱丨丕賱賲賳丕賱丨亘鬲噩丕賴丕賱賰丕鬲亘賵賲丕賷賰鬲亘賴貙兀賵賵賯丿丕夭丿丕丿丨亘賰丕賰孬乇賵兀賰孬乇 . 乇亘賲丕賷乇賶亘毓囟賰賲賮賷賴匕賴丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲亘毓囟丕賱賲亘丕賱睾丞貙賵乇亘賲丕賷乇賶丕賱亘毓囟兀賳賲賯丿賲丞丕賱乇賵丕賷丞賮賷丨丿匕丕鬲賴丕毓丕丿賷丞賵賱丕鬲爻鬲丿毓賷賰賱賴匕丕丕賱賲丿丨貙賮廿賳乇兀賶亘毓囟賰賲兀賳賴丕賴賰匕丕貙賮賱鬲毓賱賲賵丕兀賳賷賲購丨亘賱賯賱賲廿賷夭丕亘賷賱丕賱賱賷賳丿賷貙賵賱丕鬲賱賵賲賵丕丕賱賲購丨亘丨賷賳賷賰鬲亘毓賳卮禺氐賺賷丨亘賴亘卮賷亍賺賲賳丕賱賲亘丕賱睾丞.

賱賲丕匕丕賷乇鬲亘胤丕爻賲廿賷夭丕亘賷賱丕賱賱賷賳丿賷丿丕卅賲賸丕亘丕賱丨亘責貙賵賴賱賴匕賴丨賯賷賯丞賲卮賴賵乇丞毓賳賴丕賵賲購鬲賮賯毓賱賷賴丕兀賲兀賳賳賷賵丨丿賷賲賳賷卮毓乇亘匕賱賰責. 賲賳匕丕賱賷賵賲丕賱兀賵賱丕賱匕賷賯乇兀鬲賮賷賴毓賳賴丕賵兀賳丕賱丿賷賾丕賳胤亘丕毓兀賳賴丕鬲賰鬲亘亘購丨亘貙賵賲賳丨丿賷孬丕賱兀氐丿賯丕亍毓賳賴丕賮賷賲乇丕噩毓丕鬲賴賲毓賳乇賵丕賷丕鬲賴丕丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮丞貙賵噩丿鬲賴賲賷匕賰乇賵賳丕賱丨亘賰孬賷乇賸丕賮賷丨丿賷孬賴賲貙丨購亘賹賱丕賷賯鬲氐乇賮賯胤毓賱賶丕賱毓賱丕賯丞丕賱毓丕胤賮賷丞亘賷賳匕賰乇賺賵兀賳孬賶毓丕卮賯賷賳賱亘毓囟賴賲丕丕賱亘毓囟貙亘賱賵丨購亘賾丕賱丕亘賳賱賵丕賱丿賷賴貙賵丨亘丕賱廿賳爻丕賳賱賱胤亘賷毓丞賵賱賱丨賷丕丞貙賵丨亘丕賱賵胤賳賵丨亘丕賱丨乇賷丞貙丨亘丕賱鬲噩乇亘丞賵丨亘丕賱丕賳胤賱丕賯貙賷賲賰賳賰兀賳鬲囟毓兀賷賰賱賲丞噩賲賷賱丞亘毓丿賰賱賲丞丨亘賵爻鬲噩丿賴丕賲匕賰賵乇丞亘卮賰賱賺兀賵亘丌禺乇賮賷賰鬲丕亘丕鬲廿賷夭丕亘賷賱丕賱賱賷賳丿賷貙賵亘毓賷丿賸丕毓賳丕賱賯氐丞賳賮爻賴丕貙丕賱爻乇丿賳賮爻賴賲賳賮乇胤毓匕賵亘鬲賴賵爻賱丕爻鬲賴賷噩毓賱賰鬲乇睾亘賮賷丕賱丨亘賾!貙鬲丨亘賲丕匕丕責貙賱丕賷賴賲賵丕賱賱賴貙丕賱賲賴賲丕賱卮毓賵乇匕丕鬲賴丕賱匕賷賷爻賷胤乇毓賱賷賰貙賵亘毓丿匕賱賰賷丕爻賷丿賷丨賽亘賾賲丕卮卅鬲賵賱賵丨鬲賶賲乇賵丨丞丕賱爻賯賮賮賷睾乇賮鬲賰!.

賯氐丞丨亘鬲賳卮兀亘賷賳丕孬賳賷賳丕賱鬲賯賷丕氐丿賮丞賸賮賷賲賰丕賳賺賲毓賱賵賲貙丕賱賯丿乇丕禺鬲丕乇賴賲賱鬲卮鬲毓賱亘賷賳賴賲卮乇丕乇丞丕賱丨亘丕賱禺丕賱丿丞貙賰賷鬲鬲兀噩噩亘丿丕禺賱賴賲賳賷乇丕賳丕賱毓卮賯丕賱鬲賷爻鬲丿賮毓賴賲賲毓賲乇賵乇丕賱兀賷丕賲賱廿卮毓丕賱賳賷乇丕賳丕賱孬賵乇丞毓賱賶丕賱賳馗丕賲丕賱賮丕爻丿丕賱丿賷賰鬲丕鬲賵乇賷丕賱丨丕賰賲賱賱亘賱丕丿. 賰賷賮賵賲鬲賷爻賷丨丿孬匕賱賰責貙賴匕丕賲丕鬲禺賮賷賴毓賳賾丕廿賷夭丕亘賷賱賲賳丕賱亘丿丕賷丞爻毓賷賸丕賵乇丕亍丕賱賳賴丕賷丞貙賵賮賷丕賱賲賳鬲氐賮鬲禺乇噩毓賳丕賱爻賷丕賯丕賱兀爻丕爻賷賲乇丕乇賸丕賵鬲賰乇丕乇賸丕賲鬲賷丨丞賸賱賳丕丕賱賮乇氐丞賱賳毓賷卮賲毓卮禺氐賷丕鬲丕賱乇賵丕賷丞賰賱賴丕亘賱丕丕爻鬲孬賳丕亍貙賳鬲毓賲賯賮賷丨賷丕鬲賴賲賵賳爻丕賮乇毓亘乇賲丕囟賷賴賲賱賳毓乇賮賴賲貙賵亘賷賳丕賱賲丕囟賷賵丕賱丨丕囟乇鬲丿賵乇丨賰丕賷丕鬲賵丨賰丕賷丕鬲貙賵鬲鬲賵丕賱賷丕賱氐賮丨丕鬲賵氐賵賱賸丕賱賳賯胤丞丕賱鬲丨賵賱賵賲乇賰夭丕賱丨亘賰丞貙賲鬲賲孬賱丞賮賷噩乇賷賲丞卮賳賷毓丞丕乇鬲賰亘賴丕丕賱賳馗丕賲鬲噩丕賴卮毓亘賴賵鬲爻鬲賾乇毓賱賷賴丕亘胤乇賷賯丞賱丕鬲賯賱卮賳丕毓丞毓賳丕賱噩乇賷賲丞匕丕鬲賴丕貙賷丨丿孬賰賱賲丕爻亘賯禺賱丕賱噩夭亍賷賳賲賳兀氐賱孬賱丕孬丞兀噩夭丕亍賷卮賰賱賵賳丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙賵丨賷賳賳氐賱賱賱噩夭亍丕賱孬丕賱孬賲賳丕賱丨賰丕賷丞貙鬲賰賵賳匕乇賵丞丕賱兀丨丿丕孬賵賯賲丞丕賱鬲乇賯亘賱賲丕賴賵賯丕丿賲貙賵鬲鬲賵丕賱賶丕賱氐丿賲丕鬲賵丕賱賲賮丕噩丌鬲毓賱賷賰賱鬲夭賷丿賰丿賴卮丞貙賵亘丿賵賳兀賳鬲卮毓乇鬲賯賵丿賰廿賷夭丕亘賷賱賳丨賵賳賴丕賷丞賺賲丨鬲賵賲丞賺賱丕鬲乇睾亘賮賷丕賱賵氐賵賱廿賱賷賴丕貙賱購鬲賮丕噩兀賮賵乇賵氐賵賱賰賱賴丕亘丨夭賳賺賷爻賷胤乇毓賱賷賰貙賰丕賱毓丕丿丞.

鬲賮賰乇亘毓丿丕賱賳賴丕賷丞賮賷賲睾夭賶毓賳賵丕賳丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙賵鬲丿乇賰丕賱匕賰丕亍丕賱賰丕賲賳賮賷鬲爻賲賷鬲賴丕亘丕賱丨亘賵丕賱馗賱丕賱貙兀賲丕毓賳丕賱丨亘賮賯丿鬲賮乇賾丿亘匕丕鬲賴賵丕賳賮乇丿賱賳賮爻賴亘賲爻丕丨鬲賴丕賱禺丕氐丞貙賵兀賲丕毓賳丕賱馗賱丕賱賮鬲乇賲夭賱賱噩賲丕賱丕賱禺賮賷丕賱卮丕賲賱賱賱賲賵丕囟賷毓丕賱賮乇毓賷丞丕賱鬲賷鬲賳丕賵賱鬲賴丕丕賱丨賰丕賷丞貙馗賱丕賱丕賱卮賷禺賵禺丞貙馗賱丕賱丕賱爻噩賳賵丕賱丕毓鬲賯丕賱貙馗賱丕賱丕賱賷兀爻賵丕賱丕賳鬲丨丕乇貙馗賱丕賱丕賱丨夭賳貙馗賱丕賱丕賱睾乇亘丞毓賳丕賱賵胤賳貙賵丨鬲賶丕賱丨亘賳賮爻賴賰丕賳賱賴賳氐賷亘賲賳丕賱馗賱丕賱鬲毓賷卮卮禺氐賷丕鬲丕賱乇賵丕賷丞賰賱賴丕鬲丨鬲賰賳賮賴丕貙賮鬲賳丿賴卮賲賳賴匕丕丕賱賲夭賷噩丕賱毓噩賷亘丕賱匕賷氐丕睾鬲賴廿賷夭丕亘賷賱丕賱賱賷賳丿賷賮賷賴匕丕丕賱賯丕賱亘丕賱乇賵丕卅賷貙賲乇亘賰丞賸廿賷丕賰賱爻丕毓丕鬲賺胤賵丕賱亘毓丿丕賳鬲賴丕亍賰賲賳丕賱乇丨賱丞亘賷賳賲丕鬲丨丕賵賱噩丕賴丿賸丕兀賳鬲賰鬲亘亘毓囟丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲毓賳賴丕賵毓賲賸丕賮毓賱鬲賴亘賰貙賮鬲賰鬲亘賰賲丕賰鬲亘鬲貙禺丕鬲賲賸丕賰賱賲丕鬲賰亘丕毓鬲乇丕賮賰亘丨亘毓賵丕賱賲廿賷夭丕亘賷賱丕賱賱賷賳丿賷丕賱乇賵丕卅賷丞貙賵丨亘廿賷夭丕亘賷賱卮禺氐賷賸丕丨亘賸丕噩賲賾丕貙賲鬲賲賳賷賸丕兀賳賷胤賷賱丕賱賱賴賮賷毓賲乇賴丕賰賷鬲賲鬲毓賳丕亘兀賰亘乇賯丿乇賲賲賰賳賲賳丨賰丕賷丕鬲賴丕貙鬲賱賰丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲丕賱鬲賷賱賲賵賱賳鬲賲丨賵賴丕丕賱乇賷丨.

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兀丿亘-賲鬲乇噩賲廿賷夭丕亘賷賱-丕賱賱賷賳丿賷賲賰鬲亘鬲賷-丕賱毓夭賷夭丞

Mark

393 reviews327 followers

February 5, 2013

What to say about this. I began it yesterday evening, I finished it this afternoon. It is wonderful. Some beautuful descriptive phrases, tiny images which capture something powerful. Gatherings of water in cobbles being likened to shards of glass, the mouth of a cave in which lie horrors as of yet undiscovered likened to a groaning mouth. Simple, obvious phrases but all the more powerful for that. Everytime I read a translated novel, and sadly owing to my 'non-ployglotness' this is inevitable, i am struck by the huge talent not just of the original writer but the ability of the translator.

This novel is of oppression and fear and cruelty and love, of rejection and loyalty and deep tragedy and the amazing thing is you are swept along by the force of the narrative not by purple prose or long speeches or histrionic decalarations but by the warmth and courage and goodness of the characters.

Having said that some of the ' goodies ' are quite annoying, and the love between the hero and heroine made me feel uncomfortable. I tried to work out why; i think it is because of the rejected lover; the one cast off. He is a good and noble man who seems swept out of the story without a second thought and his sacrifice unmourned. This struck me as unworthy of two supposedly high minded 'freedom-fighters'. That, of course, probably says a lot more about me thna it does of the two lovers.

There is another gripe I would air though. It is that the villains of the piece, the oppressors and tyrants, those on the side of the devils seem drawn heavily, childishly, as if in crayon whereas the main protagonists on the angels' side are drawn carefully and fully with light and shade. Perhaps this was intentional but i do wonder whether this results in a story which fails to address issues. The story becomes very much an us and them where no real attempt is made to see any other point of view because it is presented that if you are not a fighter, slaving for the poor and the oppressed you are either senile, as the old folk in the nursing home run by Irene's mother, a blind egoist like the aforementioned mother or evil rapacious murderers like the rotten military.

This simplistic division surely does not address the struggles many would encounter in such horrendous circumstances. I realize Allende knows everything about such things and I know nothing but surely those who keep their heads down, their ' noses clean', they may not be able to be declared courageous or noble or heroic but i feel it is an injustice unworthy of a story of oppresson and discrimination to automatically dismiss them as therefore on the side of the oppressors. Fear and cruelty spur some on to betrayal and cowardce, some to nobilty and sacrfice but most presumably to paralysis and terror.

We encountered only heroes/heroines or bastards and these latter were painted in nothing but blood. I wonder if the story might have benefited from a touch of the normal; men and women who walk not on the high mountains of daring deeds and not in the subterranean passages of torture and murder but those who spend their lives dodging bullets not as they move from brave acts of sabotage to even braver acts of opposition but just those who have to dodge to move from workplace to home so as to provide for those they love in the best way they can.

ps. Excuse the relaunch but I came across this review today and was conscious that it was one big blob of words, no paragraphs . This made it really difficulty to actually read and that was from the bloke who wrote it.

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Heba

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February 21, 2023

" 卮毓乇亘乇睾亘丞噩丕賲丨丞賮賷丕賱亘賯丕亍廿賱賶噩丕賳亘賴丕廿賱賶丕賱兀亘丿賱賷丨賲賷賴丕賲賳丕賱馗賱丕賱貙賵毓乇賮兀賳丨亘賴丕賴賵賯丿乇賴丕賱賲購丨鬲賾賲 "
廿賷夭丕亘賷賱丨賰丕亍丞爻丕丨乇丞貙噩乇賷卅丞貙賵丌爻乇丞 ....馃挄

ehnonymus

254 reviews11 followers

November 22, 2008

my most favourite isabel allende novel; i would learn another language just for the pleasure of reading her in her native tongue. if the translation is so beautiful i can only imagine how heartbreaking it must be in spanish.

i have to explain that i review the books i have read not on their objective merit but on the ways in which they speak to me. of love and shadows weaves a love story into the middle of a frightening political situation that is disturbingly real precisely because it has been and still is a reality for nations all over the globe and most notoriously in latin america. yes, the love irene and francisco have for each other is incredible, but the intense beauty of the novel shines through in so many of the characters, differing in their motives perhaps but so real in their intricacies. allende's gift is capturing the complexity of such political and social situations without reducing them to simple dichotomies of good vs. evil. her writing is intensely beautiful and poetic, stirring the imagination as her plot lines move the soul.

Brina

1,216 reviews4 followers

July 22, 2020

I carry our nation wherever I go, and the oh-so-far-away essences of my elongated homeland live within me. - Pablo Neruda

Earlier this year I rediscovered the magic of Isabel Allende when I savored every page of her new book Long Petal of the Sea. A return to her roots, the book with the sparkling blue cover paid homage to her homeland, an element that had been missing from most of her recent books, that she has written while living in California. Currently, one of my book clubs is reading this new opus, and I am participating in the discussion, more as an Allende 鈥渆xpert鈥� than a current reader, filling the other readers in with the gaps they may have missed by not reading her other masterful works. A spark lit in me to read more about the story that is 20th century Chile. If Long Petal of the Sea glorifies the land that Spanish refugees must have felt after arriving after the Civil War, then Of Love and Shadows uncovers the corruption and brutality of the military regime that overtook the nation three decades later. Of Love and Shadows is a classic Allende story, the tale of the Chilean citizens of all walks of life brave enough to speak up against Pinochet鈥檚 dictatorship.

Irene Beltran had no reason to denounce the current government. She grew up the only child of upper class citizens Eusebio Beltran and Beatriz Alc谩ntara and was promised to be married to her cousin army captain Gustavo Morante from the time that they were kids. The Beltran-Alc谩ntara home was not as blissful as an upper class existence could be, the parents always fighting and detesting each other鈥檚 presence, Beatriz living in her own reality, and the housekeeper, the indefatigable Rosa running the home. Irene grew up doted on by her father, loved and cherished by Rosa, and was a mere presence in the life of her mother. Beatriz Alc谩ntara cheered the military regime from day one, believing that the order of the institution would put down the insurrections foisted upon Chile by the previous communist run government. Living in a mansion, Beatriz was in her own bubble, oblivious to the long lines to buy basic staples and the desaparecidos who the military had no knowledge of where they went. As long as she had her wealth and luxurious lifestyle, Beatriz would support the dictatorship. Irene had other ideas; she decided to become a journalist, opening her eyes to the atrocities going on in both Santiago and country. Beatriz, ensconced in her mansion, had no idea the depths and breaths of her daughter鈥檚 profession. She believed that her daughter was of good stock and that she would marry Gustavo Morante, furthering the family鈥檚 good name.

In her heart of hearts, Beatriz Alc谩ntara did love her daughter to desire that she bettered herself in life, which is why she looked down upon the profession of journalism as middle class. All parents want the best for their children, especially the Leal family, who had escaped Spain in the throes of war and made a new home for themselves in Chile, which connects Of Love and Shadows to Long Petal of the Sea through a web of motifs that crop up throughout Allende鈥檚 writing. Professor Leal found a job teaching at the university, and his wife Hilda ran an impeccable home, loving her three sons from the bottom of her heart. While she had much pride in her older sons Javier and Jose, the biggest place in her heart was for her son Francisco. The two enjoyed the opposite relationship of that of Beatriz and Irene, and, while the Leal home was not opulent, it permeated with love. It was Hilda who encouraged Francisco to try his hand at photography when his psychology clinic faltered, as though she could tell in the stars what the future held for her beloved son. It is strong peripheral female characters like Hilda and Rosa who permeate Allende鈥檚 writing and set the wheels in motion for an epic story.

As fate would have it, Francisco Leal went to work at the magazine where Irene Beltran was a prominent journalist. He grew smitten with her from day one, another element to the best of Allende鈥檚 stories: forbidden romance. Irene, initially holding her emotions close to the best, requests that Francisco photograph all of her stories. After covering the story of Evangelina Ranquileo, a fifteen year old country girl who is known to have healing powers, the new couple witnesses atrocities perpetuated by the military and are determined to bring the years of terror brought on by the dictatorship to light. The fate of Ranquileo and all those associated with her as well as countless other desaparecidos, cement the relationship of Francisco and Irene. Hilda and Rosa knew it was fate from day one, and only Beatriz remained oblivious to her daughter鈥檚 true station in life. To Beatriz Alc谩ntara, her daughter was an upper class young woman betrothed to a military officer, not a magazine reporter who, along with her true love, was determined to take down a corrupt regime.

Of Love and Shadows is not for the faint of heart. Allende, the niece of deposed Chilean President Salvador Allende, wrote this book while in exile in Caracas, Venezuela. By that point, some of the brutality and atrocities brought on the people of Chile by the Pinochet regime had been exposed by brave journalists much like Irene Beltran. Allende herself, although she had already published House of the Spirits, had worked as a journalist and did not think of herself as an established author. Much of Irene Beltran鈥檚 story is her own, even some of the romantic elements. The peripheral characters who crop up, Allende knew people like all of them. The priests, lead by Francisco鈥檚 brother Jose, who ran a network to help political dissidents to escape; the hairdresser Mario, who has a colorful personality and is Irene鈥檚 biggest ally; the retired actress Josephine Bianchi, who treated Irene like her own daughter. These characters make up the backbone of this book, although none is as brave as Irene, making me appreciate Allende as a person before she became an established writer in an even greater light. With her family pedigree and chosen profession, it is a miracle that she survived in Pinochet鈥檚 Chile until the family went into exile, thankfully so that she could write the stories of her homeland.

Of Love and Shadows is another of Allende鈥檚 books that is her bread and butter, paying homage to the people and landscape that comprise the nation of Chile. Many of the exiles who denounced the military returned to Spain, some to the United States. The Allende family first moved to Venezuela, and then to California. While Isabel became well known as a writer after living in California for many years, her gold standard stories as the ones she wrote while she still considered Chile to be her permanent home. The same themes and motifs connect the stories that tell the tale of 20th century Chile, the consequences for those who immigrated, emigrated, remained, and left. While darker than Long Petal of the Sea, Of Love and Shadows is a brave story that had to be told. It is among one of Allende鈥檚 best that she wrote while exiled with one foot still in the nation that is the long petal of the sea at the end of the world.

4.5 stars

chile hispanic-culture historical-fiction

Nada Elshabrawy

Author听3 books9,232 followers

March 21, 2018

賱丕兀丨丿賷賰鬲亘賲孬賱丕賷夭丕亘賷賱.

in-translation 賮賷-賲賰鬲亘鬲賷賲賮囟賱丕鬲

Francisca

227 reviews110 followers

February 5, 2019

This is Isabel Allende's second novel. Her first, The House of Spirits, is deeply immerse in the Magic Realism style of the masters of the genre. This one, also Magic Realism, has a more urban tone, setting a style that would become prevalent later, when English-speaking writers took over the genre.

The book at its core is a love story, one plagued by shadows. The shadows of the totalitarian military regimen imposed in Chile by Augusto Pinochet.

Many fans of Allende's first book, find this one lacking in magic. I don't agree with them. It's simply a different kind of magic. The magic in this book is of a more modern type, without so much lace and horses, but with a lot of motorcycles and journalists.

There's a heavy political tint in this book, an unfiltered view of what Chile was during the Dictadura, with clean, fenced rich neighborhoods, surrounded by misery, and nothing in between. As readers we travel from one of those fancy houses to a small shack in the country where a family's younger daughter has been kidnapped, raped and buried by soldiers. Everyone knows what happened, but no one will do anything, except for Irene Beltran and Francisco Leal, a young journalist daughter of a Chilean Socialite and a young, idealist photographer son of Spanish immigrants.

They will discover a mass clandestine grave, and expose Pinochet to the world (as if the world was not just pretending not to see). In the process they will fall in love and become exiles, escaping in the shadows, trying to reach the safety of a neutral country, one that would not simply return them to the hands of the Chilean military.

In my opinion this book is as much of a master piece as The House of Spirits, but it's also much harder to read for the violence it contains, while not explicit, it's just too real. I love Allende's styles full of regionalisms and landscape, full of hope, despite the fact that as the niece of Salvador Allende, the president assassinated by Pinochet, she has lived her life in Exile, just as Irene and Francisco.

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Carol She's So Novel戋侁

928 reviews807 followers

March 5, 2025

I have been reading lists that rate Ms Allende's novels & I think all of them had her debut novel as her best work & most of them had this one as number 2. I can certainly see why - as this one is also a true masterpiece, that just becomes more compelling the further you read.

Set in Chile & partly based on a true story, the magical Evangelina lives in poverty. Irene is the privileged child child of an unhappy marriage, with a brave and questing spirit. When Evangelina disappears, Irene & her admirer Francisco go on a mission to find her.

The prose is of such lyrical beauty. Even quite minor matters are described so delicately;

This was an occasion that called for the small porcelain cups from the collection in the cupboard, all different and each as delicate as a sigh.

This makes the inevitable brutality all the more shocking. I wish I had noted down the exact quote where it says the fear of socialism lead the common people to support a dictatorship.

I have a pile of about six unread Allende's & I am now eager to get to all of them!

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Shaimaa 卮賷賲丕亍

508 reviews348 followers

December 28, 2022

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Nikoleta

718 reviews327 followers

July 13, 2016

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Want to read

December 29, 2008

I'm gonna explore what I've never done before--all the works of a single author. Can't think of another writer I'd rather journey with.

Sara

211 reviews152 followers

February 26, 2023

This was soo bad! A couple of times I thought, why is this written in this way and what does it add to the story, it was gross and handeld sensitive topics with not enough care, like incest, rape, ...

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胤賻賷賿賮

387 reviews441 followers

February 20, 2013

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Laura V.

734 reviews59 followers

May 18, 2015

Sufro porque no puedo leer lo que quiero. Sufro porque me da culpa leer por placer. Este libro me lo prest贸 la vecina, pensando que yo tendr铆a "tiempo". No lo tuve. Pero lo busqu茅, me lo le铆, y lo termin茅.

-Y ahora, amiga, cu茅ntame por qu茅 est谩s triste.
-Porque hasta ahora he vivido so帽ando y temo despertar.

Felizmente no es nada de lo que pens茅 que ser铆a. Con una narraci贸n que al principio me pareci贸 enredada, y una historia que me dio la sensaci贸n de que iba m谩s atr谩s que para adelante, creo que lo entend铆.

Hace una reconstrucci贸n completa de cada personaje que aparece en esta historia. No se deja nada afuera. Luego del problema de Evangelina es cuando la historia coge un poco de acci贸n y se siente que avanza.

Es interesante c贸mo intercala las voces de cada personaje, presente y ausente, los recuerdos y los deseos, para entramar ese contexto que duele, que sulfura odio y que parece matar el amor.

Irene me cost贸 entenderla. Se nos aparece muy de pronto, con una ingenuidad que roza la estupidez, una inocencia que no parece cre铆ble en contexto, pero que en el momento que su cabeza hace clic cambia completamente.

Hay personas detestables y personajes entra帽ables. Penas y alegr铆as.

Lamento mucho la suerte de Gustavo (prometido de Irene). No parece mala persona y su 煤nico error fue dar por sentado su relaci贸n. Me dio mucha pena.

En fin, es recomendable, si se tiene paciencia, ning煤n apuro y un poco de curiosidad. No sab铆a que ten铆a pel铆cula. Debo verla alg煤n d铆a.

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Mahmoud Masoud

361 reviews659 followers

March 18, 2020

賲卮賱丕賯賷丨丕噩丞兀賯賵賱賴丕毓賳毓馗賲丞賵噩賲丕賱丕賱乇賵丕賷丞丿賷 .. 兀賳丕禺賱氐鬲賴丕賲賳賴賳丕賵賯賮賱鬲丕賱乇賵丕賷丞賵賮囟賱鬲 ( 賲鬲賳丨 ) 卮賵賷丞賰丿賴 ..

Asmaa Elhelw

243 reviews211 followers

January 29, 2023

兀禺賮乇賵丕賷丞賯乇賷鬲賴丕賱廿賷夭丕鉂わ笍
3.5 猸愶笍

Scottsdale Public Library

3,477 reviews409 followers

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October 18, 2023

Allende鈥檚 second novel after The House of the Spirits centers around a journalist, Irene, and photographer, Francisco, who uncover a mass grave of los desaparecidos (the disappeared) in an abandoned mine in an unnamed Latin American country. But it is much more than just this story, there are the richly characterized stories of the people who are part of this story. I鈥檝e never read anything so richly described that had me reading more. I was brought in to the story and felt I knew the inner workings of all the characters. This novel is also a mystery of who would believe the story of these los desaparecidos and how the truth would come out in such a totalitarian regime. Our heroes face numerous challenges and close calls, and the reader hopes all will be well in the end. Suspenseful with captivating characters, I highly recommend this read.--Sara H.

adult fiction historical-fiction

Mar铆a Ram铆rez

28 reviews45 followers

March 15, 2014

Hace unos meses, cuando le铆 este libro, me encontr茅 con algunas frases que, de cierta manera, me recordaron a la situaci贸n que se vive en Venezuela, as铆 que aqu铆 van:

El Cabo ten铆a raz贸n y con el transcurso de los d铆as y las semanas les ser铆a mucho m谩s f谩cil matar por la patria que morir por ella.

Justicia era solo un t茅rmino olvidado del lenguaje que ya casi no se empleaba, porque ten铆a visos subversivos, como la palabra libertad.

Esos cr铆menes no pod铆an quedar impunes, porque entonces la sociedad se iba al diablo y no tendr铆a sentido haber tomado las armas para derrocar al gobierno anterior acus谩ndolo de ilegalidad, si ellos mismos ejerc铆an el poder fuera de toda ley y moral.

Hab铆a perdido sus ilusiones, convencido de que la dictadura no era una etapa provisoria del desarrollo, sino la etapa final en el camino de la injusticia.

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Anca

172 reviews68 followers

August 5, 2008

Nothing I wasn't expecting.
I must confess, though, it annoyed me the similarity to The House of Spirits. Isabel Allende's style is predictible, she tries to 'hook' you, to pull you in the story. I don't know about others, but she just couldn't do it with me. :) I was permanently noticing her style, habit of describing everything to the little detail [annoying and useless, if you ask me], reducing to characters to one, two presentations that say no-thing!-it just puts them in category-bleah!; then, she lets them grow, and they grow teribly in this one:D. Of course the main characters are good-looking, hot and have that attractive South-American beauty; of course they are interested in politics and fight for freedom and democracy with the cost of their lives. rrrright. I think Allende has 'a thing' for politics in the country-again, the name isn't mentioned-better this way..
Oh, and the action is so fast, things happen, minor habits are all described, usual 'picture in picture' techinque. blahblah, that pisses me off.

I don't think I want to read anything else written by her.

Ivan

498 reviews320 followers

December 27, 2023

I have to admit I occasionally tend to judge book by it's cover. Not in metaphorical sense, although I been guilty of that as well, so I been avoid Isabel Allende books because cover looks the same like cheap love novels and it doesn't help that here they have the same publisher so mentally I put them in the same basket and never gave them much though. Until I got 3 of them as a gift from my sister who has been reliable source for recommendations so I gave Of love and shadow a chance and I had to admit I was completely wrong.

This is a story about living under a dictatorship, harsh economic conditions, censorship and yes about love too. It's one of the themes but not just love romantic love but love for family and friends too.

historical-fiction

廿賷賲丕賳

289 reviews211 followers

March 14, 2018

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"毓賱賯賮乇丕賳卮賷爻賰賵毓賱賶鬲丨賵賱丕賱囟丕亘胤賲賵乇丕賳鬲賶 "丕匕丕賰丕賳賷賵噩丿賮賶丕賱賯賵丕鬲丕賱賲爻賱丨丞乇噩丕賱賹賲賳賴匕丕丕賱胤乇丕夭貙賮賲丕夭丕賱賴賳丕賰兀賲賱

賴賷丕匕賳乇賵丕賷丞 "毓賲賷賯丞" 卮丿賷丿丞丕賱丕賱鬲氐丕賯亘丕賱賵丕賯毓丕禺鬲夭賱鬲賮賷胤賷丕鬲賴丕 -賵亘丕賯鬲丿丕乇- 賲卮丕毓乇丕賱丨亘 ,丕賱卮噩丕毓丞,丕賱丨賯丿,丕賱禺賵賮 ,丕賱鬲賵賯丕賱賶丕賱丨乇賷丞,丕賱鬲囟丕賲賳丕賱丕賳爻丕賳賷 ,賳亘匕丕賱馗賱賲, 丕賱丕賷賲丕賳 ,丕賱兀賱賲賵丕賱爻毓丕丿丞. 兀胤賱賯鬲賲賳禺賱丕賱賴丕丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞氐乇禺丞丕丿丕賳丞賮賷賵噩賴丕賱賳馗丕賲丕賱丿賷賰鬲丕鬲賵乇賷丕賱匕賷丨賰賲亘賱丿賴丕 ...賵賴賵賮賷賲丕兀乇賶賲賳兀爻賲賶賵馗丕卅賮丕賱兀丿亘

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Raya 乇丕賷丞

836 reviews1,593 followers

May 22, 2021

"丕賱丨亘賵丨丿賴亘毓賽賱賲賴賷毓賷丿賳丕兀亘乇賷丕亍"
- 賮賷賵賱賷鬲丕亘丕乇丕

噩賲賷賱丞賴賷廿賷夭丕亘賷賱丕賱賱賷賳丿賷貙賵噩賲賷賱賴賵賰賱賲丕鬲賰鬲亘賴. 鬲兀爻乇賳賷乇賵丕賷丕鬲賴丕賵鬲兀禺匕賳賷廿賱賶毓丕賱賲丕賱賳爻丕亍丕賱賯賵賷丕鬲丕賱賲賳丕囟賱丕鬲賮賷賵噩賴丕賱鬲爻賱胤丕賱匕賰賵乇賷兀賷賾丕賸賰丕賳卮賰賱賴.
賮賷賴匕賴丕賱丨賰丕賷丞貙賰丕賳鬲亘胤賱鬲賳丕廿賷乇賷賳亘賷賱鬲乇丕賳丕賱氐丨賮賷丞丕賱卮丕亘丞賵氐丿賷賯賴丕賮乇丕賳爻賷孬賰賵賱賷丕賱貙丕賱賱匕賷賳賷丨丕賵賱丕賳賰卮賮賱睾夭賲賯亘乇丞噩賲丕毓賷丞貙丨賷孬賯丕賲鬲賯賵丕鬲丕賱丿乇賰亘賯鬲賱丕賱賳丕爻賵廿禺賮丕卅賴賲賮賷廿丨丿賶丕賱賲賳丕噩賲貙賰賱匕賱賰禺賱丕賱賮鬲乇丞丕賱丨賰賲丕賱毓爻賰乇賷賮賷鬲卮賷賱賷.

鬲賳爻噩廿賷夭丕亘賷賱丕賱賱賷賳丿賷賯氐氐賴丕亘胤乇賷賯丞爻賱爻賱丞賲賲鬲毓丞噩匕丕亘丞貙賵鬲乇賵賷賱賳丕賯氐氐毓丕卅賱丕鬲賲禺鬲賱賮丞賱賰賳賴丕鬲鬲毓乇囟賱賳賮爻丕賱賲丨賳賮賷馗賱丕賱丿賰鬲丕鬲賵乇賷丞丕賱毓爻賰乇賷丞貨丌賱亘賷賱鬲乇丕賳丕賱兀睾賳賷丕亍貙賵丌賱賱賷丕賱丕賱賲賴丕噩乇賷賳貙賵丌賱乇丕賳賰賷賱賷賵丕賱賮賱丕丨賷賳丕賱亘爻胤丕亍.

賯氐丞丨亘賯丿鬲賰賵賳毓丕丿賷丞噩丿丕賸噩毓賱鬲賳賴丕丕賱乇賵丕卅賷丞丕賱毓馗賷賲丞貙賯氐丞爻丨乇賷丞亘丿賷毓丞賵氐賮毓丞毓賱賶賵噩賴賰賱丿賰鬲丕鬲賵乇賷丞賵賯賲毓.

- 賱賲賳賷賵丿兀賳賷毓乇賮毓賲丕丨氐賱賮賷鬲卮賷賱賷賲賳丕賳賯賱丕亘丕鬲賵賯賲毓貙賮賱賷卮丕賴丿丕賱賵孬丕卅賯賷
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Amina Khalil

188 reviews95 followers

January 4, 2023

丕賱乇賵丕賷丞賲賲鬲毓丞賱賱睾丕賷丞賮賷賰賱鬲賮丕氐賷賱賴丕馃槏賰賲噩賲賷賱丞賴賷丕賱爻鬲廿賷夭丕亘賷賱丕賱賱賷賳丿賷貙賵賰賲噩賲賷賱賰賱賲丕鬲賰鬲亘賴! 鉂わ笍

丕賱爻乇丿賴賳丕爻賱爻噩丿賸丕賵丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲賲亘賳賷丞亘丿賯丞毓丕賱賷丞噩丿賸丕鉂わ笍

賵賰毓丕丿丞丕賱爻鬲廿賷夭丕亘賷賱賮賴賶鬲兀禺匕賲丕丿丞乇賵丕賷鬲賴丕賲賳兀丨丿丕孬丨賯賷賯丞賲賳鬲丕乇賷禺鬲卮賷賱賷貙賵賴匕賴丕賱乇賵丕賷丞賲亘賳賷丞毓賱賶丨丕丿孬丞賵賯毓鬲賮賷毓丕賲 1979 賮賷亘賱丿丞賱賵賳賰賷賳貙毓賱賶亘毓丿 60 賰賷賱賵賲鬲乇賸丕賲賳丕賱毓丕氐賲丞丕賱鬲卮賷賱賷丞爻賳鬲賷丕睾賵貙鬲賲丕賰鬲卮丕賮賲丿賮賳爻乇賷賮賷賲賳噩賲賲賴噩賵乇貙兀禺賮賶賮賷賴乇噩丕賱丕賱卮乇胤丞噩孬孬禺賲爻丞毓卮乇賮賱丕丨賸丕賲賳兀賴丕賱賷丕賱賲賳胤賯丞. 賵賯丿丕賰鬲卮賮匕賱賰卮丕亘賵賮鬲丕丞貙賵賵賯毓賵丕賮賷丨亘亘毓囟賴賲丕賱亘毓囟貙賵賴匕丕丕賱丨丿孬爻賷睾賷乇丨賷丕鬲賴賲鬲賲丕賲賸丕貙賮賰賷賮爻賷賰賵賳匕賱賰責!

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merixien

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September 29, 2023

Bu kitaba puan vermeyi 莽ok uygun g枚rm眉yorum 莽眉nk眉 biraz talihsiz bir tan谋艧ma ya艧ad谋k Allende ile. Ben bu kitab谋n 眉莽te birini t眉k莽e bask谋s谋ndan, kalan谋n谋 ise ingilizce 莽evirisinden okudum. Normalde bu durum 莽ok tercih etti臒im bir 艧ey de臒il ancak bazen ka莽谋n谋lmaz oluyor. Zaten bu durum do臒al olarak kitapla ba臒 kurmam谋 zorla艧t谋rd谋 ve ald谋臒谋m keyfi de d眉艧眉rd眉. Ancak Isabel Allende鈥檔in bu kitapta yapt谋臒谋艧ey o kadar k谋ymetli ki hakk谋nda bir iki 艧ey s枚ylemeden ge莽emedim.

脟眉nk眉 kitap 莽ok g眉莽l眉 bir toplumsal ve politik ele艧tirinin 眉zerine kurulmu艧 etkileyici bir a艧k hikayesi. Bu kavramlar hele ki bahsi ge莽en d枚nem Pinochet鈥檔in 艦ili鈥檚i iken asla bir araya gelemez gibi geliyor. Lakin a艧k belki de tam da en zorlu zamanlar谋nda insan ger莽ekten b眉y眉y眉p, kendini buldu臒unda ger莽ek anlam谋yla tamamlan谋yordur, bilemiyorum. Kitaba geri d枚necek olursak, insanlar谋n adeta cehennemi ya艧ad谋klar谋 bir 眉lkede ailesinin imkanlar谋 ve 莽abas谋 sayesinde kendi korunakl谋 d眉nyas谋nda ya艧am谋艧, hi莽 incinmemi艧, bu y眉zden de g枚z眉ndeki g眉l眉msemesi hi莽 s枚nmemi艧 bir kad谋n谋n; Franco 陌spanya鈥檚谋ndan 艦ili鈥檡e s眉rg眉n olan bir ailenin en k眉莽眉k o臒luyla kar艧谋la艧mas谋n谋n ard谋ndan rejimin ger莽ek d眉nyas谋na uyanmas谋n谋 temel al谋yor. 艦ili tarihine dair bir fikriniz olmasa dahi kitapta ilerledik莽e Irene ile birlikte siz de diktat枚rl眉臒眉n karanl谋臒谋yla y眉z y眉ze geliyorsunuz. Allende b眉t眉n o yozla艧m谋艧 sistemi, keyfi y枚netimi ve asl谋nda var olmayan hukuk sistemini okuruna b眉t眉n ger莽ekli臒iyle anlat谋yor. Zaten okudu臒unuz baz谋艧eyler -en rahats谋z edici olanlar- tamamen ger莽ek olaylara dayan谋yor ki bunu bilmek baz谋 noktalar谋 nefesiniz kesilmeden okuman谋z谋 imkans谋z hale getiriyor. 艦ili鈥檔in yak谋n karanl谋k tarihiyle birlikte, kolektif gibi g枚r眉nen ac谋lardan etkilenmenin s谋n谋flar aras谋nda ne kadar de臒i艧ti臒ini g枚rmek, G眉ney Amerika aile k眉lt眉r眉ne dair fikir edinmek, yoksullu臒un ve adaletsizli臒in y眉kseldi臒i toplumlar谋n do臒a眉st眉 inan莽larla ili艧kisini biraz anlamland谋rmak ve b眉t眉n bu ac谋lar谋n aras谋nda bir de a艧ka tan谋k olmak isterseniz tavsiyedir. Son olarak bu kitab谋n bir de 1994 yap谋m谋 Antonio Banderas鈥櫮眓 oynad谋臒谋 bir filmi var, onu izlemeseniz de olur.

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Lorna

957 reviews699 followers

October 31, 2021

Of Love and Shadows is the second novel by Latin American writer Isabel Allende and written after her international best-selling debut novel The House of Spirits, admittedly a tough act to follow. But this book takes us once again on the tumultuous world stage in an undisclosed Latin American country under the control of a military dictatorship where one of the central themes is the plight of the desaparecidos. Irene Beltran, born of the upper class and working as a journalist, and her photographer, Francisco Leal, the youngest son of exiles from Spain as well as covert worker in the resistance. This young couple fall desperately in love as they investigate a missing person story stumbling upon a far deeper crime reaching high into the government with dire consequences.

"She had become the wife of a 'desaparecido' . . . When she saw the distraught women marching every Thursday in the plaza with portraits of their relatives pinned to their bosoms, she had said they were in the pay of Moscow. She never imagined she would find herself in the same situation as those wives and mothers searching for their loved ones."

Another overarching theme is that of immigration and the plight of those who have been uprooted and must make their way in a foreign country. It is brought out so eloquently in the words of the beloved Chilean poet and diplomat winning the Nobel Prize for literature in 1971.

"I carry our nation wherever I go, and the oh-so-so-far-away essences of my elongated homeland live within me."
---- PABLO NERUDA

"They were the forgotten victims of a wind that had scattered people in every direction, the residue of the diaspora, those who had been left behind with no place in the new era."

This was another beautiful book by Isabel Allende, one of my favorite Latin American authors. And this did not disappoint with its wide array of characters and a riveting historical perspective that kept me turning the pages.

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Emanuela

857 reviews2 followers

July 29, 2017

Ho scelto questo libro perch茅 volevo leggere un romanzo leggero, che scorresse veloce, quasi per riposare il cervello dall'ultimo archeo-thriller letto, mi aspettavo quindi la classica storia d'amore e invece no, questo libro, scritto comunque in maniera semplice e scorrevole, 猫 tutto tranne che leggero....c'猫 amore si, amore tra i vari protagonisti ma sopratutto amore per i propri ideali.....e c'猫 ombra, tanta ombra, la dittatura, i desaparecidos. La Allende ancora una volta non mi ha deluso 馃榿

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Joseph Sciuto

Author听11 books168 followers

February 17, 2022

I will make this review very short and sweet. If you are a fan of Ms. Allende, and love characters as I do, I have little doubt you will be disappointed with her "Of love And Shadows."

There might not be as many great characters as in previous novels that I have read by this extremely talented writer, but there are enough to satisfy a 'character driven fanatic like myself.'

The name of the country in the story is never mentioned, other than it is a South American country that is run by a military dictatorship that has run amok with power, after overthrowing a democratically elected socialist government. The atrocities remind me of the atrocities discovered in
in El Salvador during the 1980's.

The two main characters, Irene Beltran, a disheveled but beautiful journalist working for a magazine, and Francisco Leal, a psychologist turned photographer, form an investigative partnership that uncover the dark, horrific acts of the police and government, and in turn, become a target of those police and government.

Their partnership slowly turns into a romance, and the story turns into a suspenseful thriller that leaves one guessing to the end.

Unlike all her other novels I have read, the Catholic Church nor the U.S. government are involved in any of the nefarious activities that take place.

Rahma.Mrk

747 reviews1,501 followers

August 14, 2019

鬲鬲賲賷夭賴匕賴丕賱乇賵丕賷丞亘丕賱賵丕賯毓賷丞丕賱爻丕丨乇丞
亘賰賲賴丕卅賱賲賳丕賱兀賱賲賵丕賱毓匕丕亘賵丕賱賲丌爻賷丕賱鬲賷鬲丨丿孬鬲毓賳賴丕丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞亘兀爻賱賵亘爻賱爻賱丿賵賳賲亘丕賱睾丞丨丿丕賱廿賲鬲賯丕毓賵賱丕爻胤丨賷丞賲賲夭賵噩丞亘賳賮丨丞賲賳丕賲賱丕賱賰丕匕亘.

丕賱賮氐賱丕賱孬丕賱孬 "丕賱賵胤賳丕賱毓匕亘" 匕賰乇賳賷亘兀賷丕賲丕賱廿賳鬲賮丕囟丞丕賵丕賱孬賵乇丞賮賷鬲賵賳爻 : 毓丿丿丕賱賲賵鬲賶賷鬲囟丕毓賮賵丕賱賴賷噩丕賳賮賷丕賱卮丕乇毓賵兀睾賱亘賷丞丕賱卮毓亘孬丕卅乇賵睾丕囟亘賵丕賱廿毓賱丕賲賷賳賯賱賱賳丕丕賱丕睾丕賳賷丕賱禺丕賱丿丞賵丕賱丕賮賱丕賲丕賱賵孬丕卅賯賷丞丕賱鬲賷鬲氐賮賵鬲乇賵賷噩賲丕賱鬲賵賳爻.

賷亘丿賵丕賳賴賰賲丕賯丕賱賱賷賵鬲賵賱爻鬲賵賷 "丕賱毓丕卅賱丕鬲丕賱爻毓賷丿丞鬲鬲卮丕亘賴".

賯賷丕爻丕丕賱賳馗丕賲丕賱丿賷賰鬲丕鬲賵乇賷賲鬲卮丕亘賴丕賱賲賱丕賲丨.

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