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Inés of my soul / Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.

By:

Allende, Isabel

Language: English Publication details: London : Harper Perennial, 2008.Description: 321 p. : ill., map ; 20 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780007241187 (pbk.) :
0007241186 (pbk.) :

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Biographical fiction.

DDC classification:

863.64

Summary: The vibrant new novel from Isabel Allende takes her back to her homeland of Chile and tells the story of the first Spanish woman to arrive on its shores with the Conquistadors in the 1500s. A real historical figure, Inés Suarez came to Chile with the Conquistadors in 1540, helping to claim the territory for Spain and to found the first Spanish settlement in Santiago. In this remarkable novel, Isabel Allende - one of the world's most spellbinding storytellers - re-imagines Inés's life and that of the two men who become her lover and husband respectively. 'Inés of My Soul' evokes the conflict and drama of the Conquistadors' arrival in Chile, as well as helping restore the reputation of Inés, a powerful woman long neglected by history and a patriarchal society. It also finds Allende returning to territory beloved of her and her readers - imaginative historical fiction, evocatively told - and to the familiar landscape of her native country. The novel gives Inés the recognition and glory that are rightfully hers; but more than that it is an epic tale of love and conquest, lyrically written and enchantingly told by a writer at the peak of her powers.

Holdings
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Book	Ferriman information and Library Service (North Middlesex) Shelves	ALL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00020583

This translation originally published: London: Fourth Estate, 2006.

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references.

The vibrant new novel from Isabel Allende takes her back to her homeland of Chile and tells the story of the first Spanish woman to arrive on its shores with the Conquistadors in the 1500s. A real historical figure, Inés Suarez came to Chile with the Conquistadors in 1540, helping to claim the territory for Spain and to found the first Spanish settlement in Santiago. In this remarkable novel, Isabel Allende - one of the world's most spellbinding storytellers - re-imagines Inés's life and that of the two men who become her lover and husband respectively. 'Inés of My Soul' evokes the conflict and drama of the Conquistadors' arrival in Chile, as well as helping restore the reputation of Inés, a powerful woman long neglected by history and a patriarchal society. It also finds Allende returning to territory beloved of her and her readers - imaginative historical fiction, evocatively told - and to the familiar landscape of her native country. The novel gives Inés the recognition and glory that are rightfully hers; but more than that it is an epic tale of love and conquest, lyrically written and enchantingly told by a writer at the peak of her powers.

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