{"product_id":"paula-a-memoir-isbn-9780063021792","title":"Paula: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Beautiful and heartrending. . . . Memoir, autobiography, epicedium, perhaps even some fiction: they are all here, and they are all quite wonderful.”—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this literary classic, New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende recalls the story of her beloved daughter and her remarkable family’s history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her daughter, Paula, became gravely ill and fell into a coma, Isabel Allende began to write the story of her family for her unconscious child. Bizarre ancestors are introduced; delightful and bitter childhood memories are shared; amazing anecdotes of youthful years are relived, and the most intimate secrets are quietly passed along. Like Allende’s first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e, this powerful memoir exploring grief and loss is infused with the real, the magical, and the spiritual, creating a haunting, sad, and beautiful tale about an unbreakable mother-daughter relationship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does a mother cope when her daughter’s life hangs in the balance?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Mother’s Unconditional Love:\u003c\/b\u003e Written at her daughter’s bedside, Allende pours her heart onto the page, creating an intimate testament to a bond that even a coma cannot break.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Unforgettable Family Saga:\u003c\/b\u003e Journey through Allende’s past as she introduces bizarre ancestors, relives cherished childhood memories, and shares her family’s most intimate secrets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLiterary Memoir:\u003c\/b\u003e A powerful work of autobiography that reads like a novel, blending fact with the lyrical style that made \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e a worldwide phenomenon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Spiritual Journey:\u003c\/b\u003e Faced with the unthinkable, Allende explores the borders between life and death, consciousness and the unknown, in a narrative infused with the real, the magical, and the spiritual.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Spellbinding . . . in flawlessly rich prose she shares with us her most intimate feelings.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The narrative magic that that thundered through Allende’s first novel . . . triumphs here too. . . . Vibrant with strange lands, rich lives, and grand characters, pulsating with an almost unbearable love of words.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A non-fiction masterpiece. . . . PAULA is a breathtaking tour de force.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuffalo News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperVia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889339822309,"sku":"NP9780063021792","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063021792.jpg?v=1730231042","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/paula-a-memoir-isbn-9780063021792","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}