City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende
An ecological romance with a pulsing heart, equal parts Rider Haggard and Chico Buarque one of the worlds greatest and most beloved storytellers broadens her style and reach with a Amazonian adventure story that will appeal to all ages.Praise for Isabel Allende:
‘A magical storyteller’ Daily Mail
‘Allende’s writing is so vivid we hear the sounds, see the bright birds, smell and even taste the soft fruit.’ The Times
‘A wonderful, seemingly effortless storyteller; you feel yourself sink into the folds of her narrative with an almost childlike certainty that you're going to hear a good story well told.’ Irish Independent
‘Her prose is rich and magical, her characters vivid. She mixes violence and horror, love and humour, with more than a touch of genius.’ Mary Wesley
Isabel Allende was born in 1942, and is the niece of Salvador Allende, who went on to become famous as the elected President of Chile deposed in a CIA-backed coup. She worked as a journalist, playwright and children’s writer in Chile until 1974 and then in Venezuela until 1984. Her first novel for adults, ‘The House of the Spirits’, was published in Spanish in 1982, beginning life as a letter to her dying grandfather. It was an international sensation, and ever since all her books have been acclaimed and adored in numberless translations worldwide.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007146376 |
| ISBN 10 | 000714637X |
| Title | City of the Beasts |
| Author | Isabel Allende |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2003-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
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