âAllende is a master storyteller at the peak of her powers.â
â Los Angeles Times
From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende (InÃĐs of My Soul, The House of the Spirits, Portrait in Sepia) tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny.
Isabel Allende is the author of twelve works of fiction, including the New York Times bestsellers Mayaâs Notebook, Island Beneath the Sea, InÃĐs of My Soul, Daughter of Fortune, and a novel that has become a world-renowned classic, The House of the Spirits. Born in Peru and raised in Chile, she lives in California.