{"product_id":"paula-spanish-edition","title":"Paula (Edición en español)","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn unusually emotional self-portrait and an exquisite recreation of the sensibility of women of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e«This book has everything a book should have: ear, perspective, head, heart, and boundless humanity.» - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAny book by Isabel Allende is an event. \u003ci\u003ePaula\u003c\/i\u003e is especially so because it is the most moving, most personal, and most intimate of all those she has published to date. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the great Chilean author was in Spain for the presentation of \u003ci\u003eThe Infinite Plan\u003c\/i\u003e, her daughter fell into a coma. Beside Paula's bed, while anxiously following the evolution of her illness, Isabel Allende began to write in a notebook a story of her family and herself with the purpose of giving it to her daughter once she overcame the dramatic ordeal. However, it lasted for months and the author's notes ended up becoming this passionate and revealing book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsabel Allende exercises her prodigious narrative talent here to recover and embrace her own experiences as a woman and as a writer, as well as those of her family and the recent history of her country. An unusually emotional self-portrait and an exquisite recreation of the sensibility of women of our time, Paula lingers in the reader's mind with the intensity of an indelible experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew York Times Bestselling Author\"Beautiful and heartrending. . . . Memoir, autobiography, epicedium, perhaps even some fiction: they are all here, and they are all quite wonderful.\" --Los Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Isabel Allende's daughter, Paula, became gravely ill and fell into a coma, the author began to write the story of her family for her unconscious child. In the telling, bizarre ancestors appear before our eyes; we hear both delightful and bitter childhood memories, amazing anecdotes of youthful years, the most intimate secrets passed along in whispers. With Paula, Allende has written a powerful autobiography whose straightforward acceptance of the magical and spiritual worlds will remind readers of her first book, The House of the Spirits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16141410\"\u003eIsabel Allende\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Espanol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525433507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0525433503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Spanish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC056000\"\u003eHispanic \u0026amp; Latino | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsabel Allende was born in Peru where her father was a Chilean diplomat. She lived in Chile between 1945 and 1975, with long periods of residence elsewhere, in Venezuela until 1988, and thereafter in California. She began her literary career in journalism in Chile and Venezuela. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e, became one of the mythical titles of Latin American literature. Many others followed, all of which have been international successes. Her work has been translated into thirty-five languages. In 2010, she was awarded the National Literature Prize of Chile, and in 2012, the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award for her trilogy The Eagle and the Jaguar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Espanol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48877125337325,"sku":"9780525433507","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_e2068db4-9026-4e4c-9639-44cd58c581b8.jpg?v=1760552212","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/paula-spanish-edition","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}