{"product_id":"portrait-in-sepia-a-novel-isbn-9780066211619","title":"Portrait in Sepia: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Portrait in Sepia\u003c\/em\u003e is the best book Allende has published in the United States since her first novel of nearly two decades ago, \u003cem\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e.” \u003cbr\u003e—Jonathan Yardley, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003ePortrait in Sepia\u003c\/em\u003e tightens the weave of a multigenerational fantasy as complete and inspiring as the real world it parallels … Allende’s enchanting historical universe keeps expanding and \u003cem\u003ePortrait in Sepia\u003c\/em\u003e is a new galactic jewel.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA richly imagined historical novel about memory and family secrets from the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eIsland Beneath the Sea, Inés of My Soul, Daughter of Fortune, Zorro, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eHouse of the Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sequel to \u003cem\u003eDaughter of Fortune, New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author, Isabel Allende, continues her magic with this spellbinding family saga set against war and economic hardship.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAurora del Valle suffers a brutal trauma that erases from her mind all recollection of the first five years of her life. Raised by her ambitious grandmother, the regal and commanding Paulina del Valle, she grows up in a privileged environment, free of the limitations that circumscribe the lives of women at that time, but tormented by horrible nightmares. When she is forced to recognize her betrayal at the hands of the man she loves, and to cope with the resulting solitude, she decides to explore the mystery of her past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePortrait in Sepia\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary achievement: richly detailed, epic in scope, intimate in its probing of human character, and thrilling in the way it illuminates the complexity of family ties.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Allende’s enchanting historical universe keeps expanding and Portrait in Sepia is a new galactic jewel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Isabel Allende has once again created a riveting saga … Portrait in Sepia is rich with color and emotion and packed with intriguing characters.  With this novel Allende proves that, as a master storyteller, she’s still at the top of her game.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Portrait in Sepia is rich with color and emotion and packed with intriguing characters.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A storyteller of resounding wit and gusto. … PORTRAIT is allusive, sensuous, often blisteringly atmospheric and turbulent with secrets and self-discovery …[it] moves, thrills and delights.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Allende ‘s craft and skill at storytelling, her temperance and restraint, and the straightforwardness and honesty of her prose, shape [PORTRAIT IN SEPIA] into an engaging novel” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperVia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889209602277,"sku":"NP9780066211619","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780066211619.jpg?v=1773960863","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/portrait-in-sepia-a-novel-isbn-9780066211619","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}