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We start with Chilean author Isabel Allende on her debut novel, The House of the Spirits, in 1982 which reflects Chile’s 20th century history. Then, we hear the memories of a soldier injured in the ...

The House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘What does it say about men if women are fantasising about amphibians?’ - Isabel Allende It’s 8am in the morning in San Francisco and the 82-year-old ...

Isabel Allende’s new book, “My Name is Emilia Del Valle,” is a historical romance set in the late 1800s about a young female journalist who goes to Chile to cover a brewing civil war. The book hits ...

Best-selling author Isabel Allende has been beloved for decades by millions of passionately loyal readers for her strong female protagonists and epic story lines stretching across the Americas. In ...