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Paula: A Memoir Kindle Edition

by Isabel Allende (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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“Beautiful and heartrending. . . . Memoir, autobiography, epicedium, perhaps even some fiction: they are all here, and they are all quite wonderful.”
—Los Angeles Times

When Isabel Allende’s daughter, Paula, became gravely ill and fell into a coma, the author began to write the story of her family for her unconscious child. In the telling, bizarre ancestors appear before our eyes; we hear both delightful and bitter childhood memories, amazing anecdotes of youthful years, the most intimate secrets passed along in whispers. With Paula, Allende has written a powerful autobiography whose straightforward acceptance of the magical and spiritual worlds will remind readers of her first book, The House of the Spirits.

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When Isabel Allende's daughter, Paula, became gravely ill and fell into a coma, the author began to write the story of her family for her unconscious child. In the telling, bizarre ancestors appear before our eyes; we hear both delightful and bitter childhood memories, amazing anecdotes of youthful years, and the most intimate secrets passed along in whispers. With Paula, Allende has written a powerful autobiography whose straightforward acceptance of the magical and spiritual worlds will remind readers of her first book, The House of the Spirits.

--This text refers to the paperback edition.

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"A deeply affecting tale, written in the rich, luminous prose typical of Allende's novels...Highly recommended."

-- "Library Journal" --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08G1LVZM6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperVia; Reissue edition (September 29, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 29, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2054 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 479 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 006302179X

Best Sellers Rank: #435,547 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #8 in History of Chile
- #25 in Chilean History
- #715 in Biographies & Memoirs of Authors

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Isabel Allende is one of the most widely read authors in the world, having sold more than seventy-seven million books. Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel won worldwide acclaim in 1982 with the publication of her first novel, The House of the Spirits. Since then, she has authored more than twenty-six bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including Daughter of Fortune, Island Beneath the Sea, Paula, and The Wind Knows My Name.

In 1996, following the death of her daughter, Paula, Allende established a charitable foundation in her honor. The foundation has awarded grants to more than one hundred nonprofits worldwide, delivering life-changing care to hundreds of thousands of women and girls.

In 2014, President Barack Obama awarded Allende the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, and in 2018 she received the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. Allende lives in California.

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Susan

The best read of the year for me

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2021

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I read Isabel Allene’s book, “My Invented Country,” and saw a review of “Paula,” It turned out to be a book that was difficult to put down.It is part history, part autobiographical, and most of all a memoir of her late daughter. It was hard for me to just stop after finishing the book because I felt like I know Isabel Allende. I rarely read fiction but I plan on reading her novels and I look forward to seeing Violeta translated into English. This book is truly the best book I have read in a long time.

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Naomi Yalin

A splendid book

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2016

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This is a fascinating really well researched little book. It tells the story of three periods in the establishment of the State of Israel, beginning with the involvement of the British Lord Wedgwood in the promotion of the Zionist project and continuing with the tale of a ship that bore the British lord's name - the "Wedgwood" as it brought Jewish refugees after the Holocaust to what was then the British Mandate of Palestine, and later as the flagship of the newly created Israeli navy. The book is simply written and easily understandable. It provides a rich and accurate picture of the human effort and suffering involved during those years in bringing large numbers of refugees in overcrowded and poorly equipped ships over the Mediterranean with many interesting quotations and anecdotes that have not been published before.Kerman provides a well-founded critical view of the actions of those responsible for the ship in the different periods of its use, which roused some controversy in present-day Israel. Well worth a read.

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lithespirit

Loss and Understanding

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2008

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A writer who can make you laugh, smile, and cry in the same chapter is indeed a writer to be cherished. Such is the case with Allende's Paula. As a mother, I suffered with Allende's description of her struggle to keep her comatose daughter alive, yet amid the tragedy she could digress and recall earlier periods of laughter and funny irony. Even in the midst of the anguish of trying to find a way to communicate with her inert daughter, she found comic relief in the drama of the lives of other patients in the hospital. The author provides compelling stories of her early childhood, great loves, and introduces a parade of interesting characters. All these are gently interwoven with a description of historical events and political turmoil in Chile creating a provocative glimpse of an era which I suspect most US readers were probably unaware. A tender and sensitive description of loss, tragedy, and of finding peace, Paula is indeed one of my more revered reads for this year.

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Pauline F. Siebens

Page turner

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2023

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Great writing. Kept me interested.

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2011

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I loved this novel because of the way Isabel Allende used to communicate with her dying daughter. It made me think in the way mothers try to console their kids when they are sick. Most of the time we try to entertain them to keep them away from their pains. She does something similar telling her all her past. Even though Paula cannot hear, she continues talking and talking about their past. Isabel Allende is a great story teller, she transport you in space and in the journey you cannot avoid laughing or crying. I like her as a writer, she opens her heart and invites you to participate in the story. I also admire her because most of her novels are based on true stories and many of them. are personal stories. She is not afraid to be judged or criticized.

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Ms. Natalie Robinson Garfield

Living and Dying

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2021

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An extraordinary book! Perhaps the most memorable memoir ever written! A courageous telling of life, death, love, and experiences. The history of South American history, along with deeply personal experiences told and lived by Isabell Allende.
An extremely unique book!

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Sarah-Rose

Isabel Allende is a literary genius! I loved this book! One of her best.

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2013

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This book will make you feel you belong in Isabel's own family. You will laugh, cry, feel joy, and never want the book to end. At least all of this happened to me. I have read various Allende books (she is my favorite author btw) and this might be my favorite book of hers. It's a tough statement to make because all of her books are incredible and so rich with detail and always contain strong and interesting characters; but this particular book was very emotional and felt extremely personal and for that it made me love it even more. Once you read this I strongly urge you to read The Sum Of Our Days. I think the two should be read close together to get the full impact of this time in Isabel's life.

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Sebas Auditore

One of my favorite books

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2021

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Easy and yet powerful reading. I bought two because I know I will end up giving away one (as usual).

If you are building your library... buy them used - great quality.

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Renata - autora de O Jardim de Chloe

Profoundly touching and impeccably written!

Reviewed in Brazil on January 5, 2021

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A story that had everything to be just plain sad, told in a way that make it as delicate, strong and even poetic as it can be!

Anne Cromack

Great story,

Reviewed in Canada on July 11, 2020

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I loved every word, she has a brilliant way with words !

Will look for other books by Isabel Allende.

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Ligeros defectos de producción

Reviewed in Mexico on August 17, 2017

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El libro es mi favorito, lo he leído reiteradamente en español, pero quise aventurarme a leerlo en otro idioma. Con respecto a la copia física que recibí, pues se nota que le falta un poco de calidad a la impresión, el detalle más notorio es que vienen algunas páginas mal cortadas y pegadas una a la otra, aunque solo es en los bordes y no impide la lectura, es por eso que le doy esta calificación. Con respecto al contenido, simplemente debo alabar a la escritora, de la cual he leído muchos otros libros. Como recomendación, primero sugeriria leer "La casa de los espíritus" ya que será mucho más agradable leer Paula, y más adelante, si te agrada la historia, podrías buscar "La suma de los días".

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