Allende, Isabel

"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. It's an epic that spans decades and lives, weaving the personal and the political into a universal story of love, magic, and fate."--Provided by publisher.

Story of Gregory Reeves's search for love and his attempt to reconcile his past which included poverty, neglect, war, and abusive relationships with his current strivings for success and peace of mind.

Roser, a pregnant widow, and Victor, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love, flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in seach of a place to call home.

Clara del Valle, an elusive and telepathic young woman, marries Esteban, the fianc? of her late sister, and together they build a home and family that are influenced by the political and cultural forces sweeping Latin America in the twentieth century.

The author describes the changes her family went through when her daughter, Paula, fell gravely ill in a coma.

Diego de la Vega, the son of a Spanish aristocrat and Shoshone woman, becomes the elusive Zorro, who returns to California to reclaim the hacienda of his childhood and fight for the rights of the underprivileged.

The epic story of the passionate Trueba family begins at the turn of the century in South America.

Eighteen-year-old Alexander Cold and his grandmother travel to Africa on an elephant-led safari, but discover a corrupt world of poaching and slavery.

Eva Luna, an imaginative storyteller, shares her personal narrative, and the colorful cast of characters she encounters along the way.