In December 1991, Isabel Allende’s daughter Paula, aged 28, fell gravely ill and sank into a coma. ‘Paula is more than a memoir. It is a tender, moving and vivid record of a mother’s agony at the bedside of her daughter. Paula begins as a long letter as a way of giving her back the life that is ebbing away… the result is a mesmerizing story. In flawlessly rich prose Allende shares with us her most intimate feelings… an emotionally charged, spellbinding memoir.’ – Washington Post ‘Paula is full of the same portentous dreams and friendly ghosts, the same unlikely events that make Allende’s fiction so delightful. This true story of Allende’s life is even more wonderful, spirited and humorous than its imaginary rendition in her first novel, The House of Spirits.’ – San Francisco Examiner ‘A beautiful and heartrending memoir… Allende is a born story teller… quite wonderful.’ – Los Angeles Times ‘If the ferocity of a mother’s love, the use of the writer’s art, the experience of mystical transcendence could ever bring a dying child back to life, this would have done it. Allende somehow inspires and uplifts… once again, she cracks open the novelist’s door to a houseful of vivid and colourful characters, as memorable as nay she has portrayed.’ – San Francisco Chronicle. This 1995 Flamingo Paperback is in good condition. ISBN: 9780006550327 SKU: 1444053 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.
