Isabel Allende
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| Title | : | Inés of My Soul |
| Author | : | Isabel Allende |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 321 pages |
| Published | : | November 7th 2006 by Harper (first published 2006) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction |
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Born into a poor family in Spain, Inés, a seamstress, finds herself condemned to a life of hard work without reward or hope for the future. It is the sixteenth century, the beginning of the Spanish conquest of the Americas, and when her shiftless husband disappears to the New World, Inés uses the opportunity to search for him as an excuse to flee her stifling homeland and seek adventure. After her treacherous journey takes her to Peru, she learns that her husband has died in battle. Soon she begins a fiery love affair with a man who will change the course of her life: Pedro de Valdivia, war hero and field marshal to the famed Francisco Pizarro. Valdivia's dream is to succeed where other Spaniards have failed: to become the conquerer of Chile. The natives of Chile are fearsome warriors, and the land is rumored to be barren of gold, but this suits Valdivia, who seeks only honor and glory. Together the lovers Inés Suárez and Pedro de Valdivia will build the new city of Santiago, and they will wage a bloody, ruthless war against the indigenous Chileans—the fierce local Indians led by the chief Michimalonko, and the even fiercer Mapuche from the south. The horrific struggle will change them forever, pulling each of them toward their separate destinies. Inés of My Soul is a work of breathtaking scope: meticulously researched, it engagingly dramatizes the known events of Inés Suárez's life, crafting them into a novel full of the narrative brilliance and passion readers have come to expect from Isabel Allende.Itemize Books Toward Inés of My Soul
| Original Title: | Inés del alma mía |
| ISBN: | 0061161535 (ISBN13: 9780061161537) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Peru (Perú)(Peru) Chile |
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Ratings: 3.93 From 21281 Users | 1753 ReviewsEvaluation Out Of Books Inés of My Soul
15/2 - I know almost nothing about South American history - I have heard of the Aztecs and the Incas and some of the myths surrounding them (mostly from movies), but I don't know any of the historical figures of any past era (or really even, the current era). I have wanted to read an Isabel Allende book for years and until I started reading this a few minutes ago I had no idea that it was about real people from the past. I am intrigued and excited to continue my first historical fiction froma rare 5 stars from this picky readerLush, richly detailed, immerses one quickly into the era and the characters. The accuracy of the historical events provides all the plot points one could desire. More would be hyperbole. No need for tacky ' plot points ' so beloved of commercialized authors these days. The history is sufficiently interesting --- if not, go watch tv! It seems that every 20th/21st century author of South American extraction must throw in politics and a bit of magical realism;
Inés Suárez is a heroine that will stick with me for a long time. At the book's opening, she estimates she's about seventy years old and is going to soon die. In the rambling way of someone working through their memories, distracted at times by side stories and the need to unburden her soul, Inés' story unfolds. Born to an ordinary Spanish family, she and her childhood lover are caught up in the adventures of the Americas and the untold riches any man can claim. She goes to join him after he
While this did not live up to some of Isabel Allende's other work in terms of either writing style or character development, the history was fascinating. It is a fictionalized account of the founding of Chile, told through the eyes of the "mother of the country," the leading conquistador's mistress. The book is written to be her memoirs, so there are rather annoying interludes in which the narrator is in her "present day," talking about how she must finish the story before she dies, blah blah
Having read and loved The House of Spirits(possibly my favourite book of all time), I've come to expect only the best from Isabel Allende.She is, I believe, one of the few authors whose descriptive, multi-layered and hypnotic prose make the reader feel as if they were actually living and experiencing the heart and soul of her stories instead of just merely reading it.And with this book, it's no different.Inés of my soul chronicles the life of real life sixteenth-century heroine, Doña Inés
Like everything Ms. Allende writes, this novel is filled with beautifully crafted sentences, characters and stories bordering on the mythical, and an abrupt ending. This book is historic fiction; she takes the role of Ines Suarez, one of the founders of Chile, and recounts the adventure of establishing an outpost in the New World. Great story.
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