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Title: The Sum of Our Days

Other Available Formats:
Hardcover, 2008
Paperback, 2009

Synopsis
THE SUM OF OUR DAYS opens with Isabel Allende writing a letter to her dead daughter Paula, describing what has happened in the years since she died (as described in Allende's previous memoir, PAULA). Death, tragedy, and upheaval play a major role in Allende's memoir--a junkie stepdaughter loses a child, her son's wife reveals she is a lesbian and leaves him, not to mention her family members who were killed after her uncle Salvadore Allende was deposed from office in the Chilean coup--but her writing teems with vitality, and Allende seems to embrace life in all its color, richness, and tragedy. This memoir is exhilarating, tragic, and funny, a true ode to family and love.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Length:        518 Pages
Weight:        1.4 Pounds
Height:         9.3 Inches
Width:          6.3 Inches
Thickness:    1.3 Inches



Publisher Notes
A narrative memoir of the author's life in the wake of her daughter's tragic death describes the idiosyncratic network of friends she has gathered around herself and the realizations she has formed about such topics as love, parenthood, and addiction. (Biography & Autobiography)



Industry Reviews
"At the end of this funny, tender book you may find yourself wanting your own invitation to sit...at the author's table....No matter how often relatives stumble or screw up, Allende lovingly take them, and her reader, into her embrace."
(04/04/2008)
"THE SUM OF OUR DAYS, is terrific. It's funny, insightful, moving and filled with Allende's unique voice."


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is The Sum of Our Days and it was written by Isabel Allende, Margaret Sayers Peden (Translator). This edition of The Sum of Our Days is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is April 2008 and it has a suggested retail price of $26.95. There are 518 pages in the book and it was published by Harperluxe. The 10 digit ISBN is 0061563102 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780061563102. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.