The House of the Spirits: A Novel

by Isabel Allende Narrated by Thom Rivera, Marisol Ramirez

Overview

The unforgettable first novel that established Isabel Allende as one of the world's most gifted and imaginative storytellers.

The House of the Spirits brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of the Trueba family. The patriarch Esteban is a volatile, proud man whose voracious pursuit of political power is tempered only by his love for his delicate wife, Clara, a woman with a mystical connection to the spirit world. When their daughter, Blanca, embarks on a forbidden love affair in defiance of her implacable father, the result is an unexpected gift to Esteban: his adored granddaughter, Alba, a beautiful and strong-willed child who will lead her family and her country into a revolutionary future.

One of the most important novels of the 20th century, The House of the Spirits is an enthralling epic that spans decades and lives, weaving the personal and the political into a universal story of love, magic, and fate.

Editorial Reviews

Detroit News

Magnificent…Imaginative and compelling…A trulyenchanting world where hope is never lost.

The New York Times Book Review

Spectacular…Anabsorbing and distinguished work…A novel of peace and reconciliation...The House of the Spirits, withits all-informing, generous, and humane sensibility, is a unique achievement,both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and future ofLatin America.

The Washington Post

A novelof force and charm, spaciousness and vigor.

Booklist

Compelling…A splendid and fantastic meditation on a people and a nation.

The Washington Post - Jonathan Yardley

The only cause The House of the Spirits embraces is that of humanity, and it does so with such passion, humor, and wisdom that in the end it transcends politics…The result is a novel of force and charm, spaciousness and vigor.

The Christian Science Monitor

Moving and powerful…Her novel captivates and holds the reader throughout…The House of the Spirits is full of marvelous and unforgettable women who add a special dimension to the book.

San Francisco Chronicle

Nothingshort of astonishing.

The Wall Street Journal

Analluring, sometimes magical tale… in its tumultuous story of rebellion and loveamong three generations, it is an allegory in which any family should be ableto recognize a bit of itself.

People

A vivid, absorbing work of art . . . [Allende’s] characters are fascinatingly detailed and human.

Cosmopolitan

There are few trips more thrilling than those taken in the imagination of a brilliant novelist. That experience is available in The House of the Spirits … The characters, their joys and their anguish, could not be more contemporary or immediate.

New York Times Book Review - Alexander Coleman

Spectacular…An absorbing and distinguished work…The House of the Spirits with its all-informing, generous, and humane sensibility, is a unique achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and future of Latin America.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171206512
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Publication date:	03/29/2016
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	576,920

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