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About This Book:

Title: Portrait in Sepia

Other Available Formats:
Paperback, 2001
Hardcover, 2001
Paperback, 2001
Audio Cassette, 2001
Compact Disc, 2001
Paperback, 2002
Prebinding, 2003
Paperback, 2006
Prebinding, 2006

Synopsis
In this sequel to DAUGHTER OF FORTUNE, Aurora del Valle, who belongs to a large and colorful Chilean family, looks back on the 30 years of her life and the events leading up to her birth, covering the years 1862 to 1910. In the process she provides a history of her family--including her beautiful mother, her Chinese grandfather, and her eccentric and obese grandmother Paulina.

Details
Series:             P.S.
Language:        English

Size
Length:        336 Pages



Industry Reviews
"Complex, intriguing, ambitious, and uneven sequel....Though her narrative spans nearly 50 years of Chilean and American history, it's Allende's remarkable flair for character that makes it all come alive."
(08/15/2001)
"PORTRAIT IN SEPIA is the best book Allende has published in the United States since her splendid first novel of nearly two decades ago, THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS. Like much of her previous work, it can be called a romance, and perhaps will be welcomed by her many loyal readers as precisely that, but if it is a romance it is also tough-minded, uncompromising and not a little bloody....PORTRAIT IN SEPIA is both an intimate examination of the inner lives of a woman and her family and a large canvas across which many people parade and on which momentous events are played out. Its romantic elements--which are to be found in its language as well as its sentiments--are counterbalanced by its shrewd, uncompromising view of those people and events."
(10/28/2001)
"Allende doesn't probe the inner life of every character to its deepest layer, but she musters enough grace and poise to give us complex histories in the simplest lines. It adds up to a book about transformation--of people and nations and of the rights of women."
(11/04/2001)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Portrait in Sepia and it was written by Isabel Allende. This edition of Portrait in Sepia is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is April 2010 and it has a suggested retail price of $16.99. There are 336 pages in the book and it was published by Harper Perennial Modern Classics. The 10 digit ISBN is 0061991538 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780061991530. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.