“Spectacular...anabsorbinganddistinguishedwork...TheHouseoftheSpirits...isauniqueachievement,bothpersonalwitnessandpossibleallegoryofthepast,present,andfutureofLatinAmerica.“--TheNewYorkTimesBookReviewTheHouseoftheSpirits,theunforgettablefirstnovelthatestablishedIsabelAllendeasoneoftheworld’smostgiftedstorytellers,bringstolifethetriumphsandtragediesofthreegenerationsoftheTruebafamily.ThepatriarchEstebanisavolatile,proudmanwhosevoraciouspursuitofpoliticalpoweristemperedonlybyhisloveforhisdelicatewifeClara,awomanwithamysticalconnectiontothespiritworld.WhentheirdaughterBlancaembarksonaforbiddenloveaffairindefianceofherimplacablefather,theresultisanunexpectedgifttoEsteban:hisadoredgranddaughterAlba,abeautifulandstrong-willedchildwhowillleadherfamilyandhercountryintoarevolutionaryfuture.Oneofthemostimportantnovelsofthetwentiethcentury,TheHouseoftheSpiritsisanenthrallingepicthatspansdecadesandlives,weavingthepersonalandthepoliticalintoauniversalstoryoflove,magic,andfate.
