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Of Love and Shadows

Isabel Allende

Start date: October 1, 2020

Finish date: October 31, 2020

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Jan 16, 2021 Celia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: group-bom, 1001-challenge, 2021-kindle-counted, 2020-w-rcc, 2021-read, ten-year-challenge, historical-fiction-read, reading-the-wrld, kindle-list, well-read-world-lit

A satisfying tale of love and political commitment. This is Allendes's second novel and it is written in the same lilting style as the first.

There is Irene Beltran, the unconventional daughter of a wealthy family, and Francisco Leal, son of Spanish exiles. She is the journalist and he is the photographer. They both work hard to uncover misdeeds of the political government.

Then there is Evangelina Ranquileo, a strange farmgirl near the village of Los Riscos who seems to possess supernatural powe ...more

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Mar 01, 2020 Diane Zwang rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, south-america

My second Allende book and she does not disappoint. I love the themes of her books; historical fiction, magical realism, strong female characters, family relationships and politics. This book is set in a Latin American country under dictatorship. The two main characters are Francisco and Irene. Part one, Another Spring, I liked because it included much of the magical realism. Much of the conflict in the book surrounds the political unrest of the dictatorship. What I like about her characters are ...more

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