The House of the Spirits: A Novel

The House of the Spirits: A NovelThis "spectacular absorbing and distinguished work is a unique achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and future of Latin America" (The New York Times Book Review). The House of the Spirits, which introduced Isabel Allende as one of the world's most gifted storytellers, brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of the Trueba family. The patriarch Esteban is a volatile, proud man whose

while showing us the true power of kindness and hope

and jubilation just as it was told to her many years before by her own grandmother

Bryan Stevenson may

and Millie Cousins--a super-senior resident assistant at Belgrade Dormitory--just wants to graduate

she’s lumped with a team of other kids who never quite fit in

" he takes a small slave girl in part payment for a bad debt from a plantation owner in Catholic Maryland

When they arrive at the screening

This 1985-version of City

"What would you do if you could travel back in time

Nearly twenty years later

Can they survive alone

in a boat whose motor just died