by Margaret Sayers Peden (Translator), Margaret Sayers Peden (Translator), Isabel Allende (Author)
Allende is a wonderful teller of tales and through the story of Eva Luna we enter a sweet but sinister world where fact and fiction merge.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 29 Dec 1994
ISBN 10: 0140244425
ISBN 13: 9780140244427
An exotic dance that beguiles and entices. -- San Francisco Chronicle
Remarkable . . . [Isabel] Allende seems to draw characters and tales from a bottomless well as Eva Luna narrates the story of her life. . . . Vivid and passionate and human. -- The Washington Post Book World
With vivid imagery, Eva Luna transports the reader to an almost mythic continent where magical happenings are everyday events. -- The Christian Science Monitor
Sumptuous . . . Allende's canvas is large, busy, full of feeling, incident and rich detail. -- Chicago Tribune
There is a richness of language, image, and adventure that flows effortlessly. --The Philadelphia Inquirer