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A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
$37.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
September 2, 1939, the day of the Spanish exiles' splendid arrival in Chile, the Second World War broke out in Europe. Victor Dalmau is a young doctor when he is caught up in the Spanish Civil War, a tragedy that leaves his life - and the fate of his country - forever changed. Together with his sister-i ...Show more
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
$22.00 NZD
Category: Fiction and NZ Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
The Sunday Times bestseller Victor Dalmau is a young doctor when he is caught up in the Spanish Civil War, a tragedy that leaves his life and the fate of his country forever changed. Together with his sister-in-law, he is forced out of his beloved Barcelona and into exile in Chile. There, they find them ...Show more
Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
$26.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Essentials
'My name is Eva, which means 'life', according to a book of names my mother consulted. I was born in the back room of a shadowy house, and grew up amidst ancient furniture, books in Latin, and human mummies, but none of those things made me melancholy, because I came into the world with a breath of the ...Show more
Forest of the Pygmies by Isabel Allende
$25.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: very good
From one of the world's best loved storytellers, the trilogy that began with City of the Beasts comes to a thrilling climax. Alexander Cold knows all too well his grandmother Kate is never far from an adventure. When National Geographic commissions her to write an article about the first elephant-led sa ...Show more
In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende
$23.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: 1
"New York Times Bestseller Worldwide bestselling "dazzling storyteller" (Associated Press) Isabel Allende returns with a sweeping novel about three very different people who are brought together in a mesmerizing story that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chi ...Show more
In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende
$35.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
* In the Midst of Winter touches upon the plights of undocumented immigrants and refugees, human rights, and love in the third act of life. Delving into the past of the three protagonists, Allende explores hopes, dreams, and the need to have a safe place to call home. During their journey to help Evelyn ...Show more
In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende
$40.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
**The captivating new novel from the multi-million-bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and The Japanese Lover**New York Times bestseller Isabel Allende returns with a beautifully crafted, multi-generational novel of struggle, endurance and friendship against the odds. Amid the biggest Brookly ...Show more
Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende (tr Margaret Sayers Peden)
$20.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
The vibrant new novel from Isabel Allende takes her back to her homeland of Chile, and tells the story of the first Spanish woman to arrive on its shores with the Conquistadors in the 1500s. A real historical figure, Ines Suarez came to Chile with the Conquistadors in 1540, helping to claim the territor ...Show more
Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende
$27.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
An epic tale of love and conquest, lyrically written and enchantingly told by a writer at the peak of her powers.A real historical figure, Ines Suarez came to Chile with the Conquistadors in 1540, helping to claim the territory for Spain and to found the first Spanish settlement in Santiago. In this rem ...Show more
Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende (tr from Spanish Margaret Sayers Peden)
$27.00 NZD
Category: Historical fiction
The vibrant new novel from Isabel Allende takes her back to her homeland of Chile, and tells the story of the first Spanish woman to arrive on its shores with the Conquistadors in the 1500s. A real historical figure, Ines Suarez came to Chile with the Conquistadors in 1540, helping to claim the territor ...Show more
Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende
$29.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: very good
From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, Isabel Allende's latest novel tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny in a society where that would seem impossible. Born a ...Show more
Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende
$23.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
The author of 'The House of the Spirits' returns with a gritty yet transcendent tale of teenage addiction. Abandoned by her parents as a baby, Maya has been brought up by her tough grandmother Nini and her gentle grandfather Popo. But at school, the teenage Maya finds herself drawn towards the wrong cro ...Show more