Through the eyes of a woman whose unforgettable passion, determination and sense of humour will carry her through a lifetime of upheaval, Isabel Allende once more brings us an epic that is both fiercely inspiring and deeply emotional. Violeta (Spanish Edition) by Isabel Allende. Bearing witness to a century of history, it is a life shaped by the fight for women's rights, the rise and fall of tyrants and, ultimately, not one but two pandemics. Visit Isabel Allende’s author page at Barnes & Noble® and shop all Isabel Allende books including House of the Spririts, Paula, The City of Beasts, and Eva Luna. Told in the form of a letter to someone Violeta loves above all others, this is the story of a hundred-year life - of devastating heartbreak and passionate affairs, poverty and wealth, terrible loss and immense joy. From the start, her life will be marked by extraordinary events, for the ripples of the Great War are still being felt, even as the Spanish flu arrives on the shores of her South American homeland almost at the moment of her birth. The ripples of the Great War are still being felt, even as the Spanish flu arrives on the shores of her South American homeland almost at the moment of her birth. Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first girl in a family of five boisterous sons. From the start, her life is marked by extraordinary events. Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first daughter in a family of five boisterous sons.
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