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“Beautiful and heartrending. . . . Memoir, autobiography, epicedium, perhaps even some fiction: they are all here, and they are all quite wonderful.”—Los Angeles TimesIn this literary classic, New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende recalls the story of her beloved daughter and her remarkable family’s history.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. 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. Like Allende’s first novel, The House of the Spirits, this powerful memoir exploring grief and loss is infused with the real, the magical, and the spiritual, creating a haunting, sad, and beautiful tale about an unbreakable mother-daughter relationship. 
How does a mother cope when her daughter’s life hangs in the balance?- A Mother’s Unconditional Love: Written at her daughter’s bedside, Allende pours her heart onto the page, creating an intimate testament to a bond that even a coma cannot break.- An Unforgettable Family Saga: Journey through Allende’s past as she introduces bizarre ancestors, relives cherished childhood memories, and shares her family’s most intimate secrets.- Literary Memoir: A powerful work of autobiography that reads like a novel, blending fact with the lyrical style that made The House of the Spirits a worldwide phenomenon.- A Spiritual Journey: Faced with the unthinkable, Allende explores the borders between life and death, consciousness and the unknown, in a narrative infused with the real, the magical, and the spiritual.

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ISBN9780063021792
PublisherHarper Collins
Publication Date01/11/21
Pages480

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  • imzadi
    imzadi

    15 Followers

    4.0

    Unerwartet vielschichtig

    Mit dem Gedanken, dass Isabel Allende das Buch schrieb, als ihre Tochter erkrankte und schließlich starb, ging ich in dieses Buch. Das sich ein großer Teil mit dem Putsch in Chile befasst kam für mich unerwartet, hat aber dem Buch ein Stück Traurigkeit genommen, die natürlich trotzdem da war...

    May 27, 2026

  • Unknown User
    Unknown User

    6 Followers

    3.0

    In diesem sehr persönlichen Buch verarbeitet Isabel Allende die Erkrankung und den Tod ihrer Tochter Paula. Während sie am Krankenbett sitzt und wartet, schreibt sie für ihre Tochter ihre Lebensgeschichte auf, erzählt wo sie herkam, wie sie gelebt und geliebt hat. Die Erinnerungen wechseln sich immer wieder mit Blick auf die Gegenwart und die Situation ihrer Tochter ab. Ein autobiographies Portrait der berühmten Schriftstellerin und ein bewegener Abschied einer Mutter von ihrer Tochter.

    Jan 15, 2024

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