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The House of the Spirits Isabel Allende list price $7.99 Bantam Books (August 1986) ISBN: 0553273914 434 pages average review: This gets: a from eryka: First I have to preface this by saying that I moved to California to stalk Isabel, because I think she's god. (I haven't done it, though, because I'm not entirely psychotic.) I did read this once in high school, and I hated it. But I decided to give it another go, and lo and behold -- loved it! From the back cover: Here, in an astonishing debut by a gifted storyteller, is the magnificent saga of proud and passionate men and women and the turbulent times through which they suffer and triumph. They are the Truebas. And theirs is a world you will not want to leave, and one you will not forget. Esteban -- The patriarch, a volatile and proud man whose lust for land is legendary and who is haunted by his tyrannical passion for the wife he can never completely possess. Clara -- The matriarch, elusive and mysterious, who foretells family tragedy and shapes the fortunes of the house of the Truebas. Blanca -- Their daughter, soft-spoken yet rebellious, whose shocking love for the son of her father's foreman fuels Esteban's everlasting contempt... even as it produces the grandchild he adores. Alba -- The fruit of Blanca's forbidden love, a luminous bearty, a fiery and willful woman... the family's break with the past and link to the future. eryka.com scale: So good you just can't stand it. Almost that good. Sort of good. Generally a waste of time. Destined for the recycler. If you'd like to review this book, or another, click here Other books in this category: latin american fiction | women writers | magic realism Go home | Go to reviews home © 2002 eryka.com. All rights reserved.