MY NAME IS EMILIA DEL VALLE
NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this "stunning" People , "riveting" Entertainment Weekly historical novel, a young writer journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her father-and herself.
"All of Allende's books, My Name Is Emilia del Valle included, have the epic feel of a major Hollywood film."-Associated Press
In San Francisco in 1866, an Irish nun, abandoned following a torrid relationship with a Chilean aristocrat, gives birth to a daughter named Emilia del Valle. Raised by a loving stepfather, Emilia grows into an independent thinker and a self-sufficient young woman.
To pursue her passion for writing, she is willing to defy societal norms. At the age of seventeen, she begins to publish pulp fiction using a man's pen name. When these fictional worlds can no longer satisfy her sense of adventure, she turns to journalism, convincing an editor at The Daily Examiner to hire her. There she is paired with another talented reporter, Eric Whelan.
As she proves herself, her restlessness returns, until an opportunity arises to cover a brewing civil war in Chile. She seizes it, as does Eric, and while there, she meets her estranged father and delves into the violent confrontation in the country where her roots lie. As she and Eric discover love, the war escalates and Emilia finds herself in extreme danger, fearing for her life and questioning her identity and her destiny.
A riveting tale of self-discovery and love from one of the most masterful storytellers of our time, My Name Is Emilia del Valle introduces a character who will never let hold of your heart.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
ALLENDE ISABEL
Novelista, feminista y filántropa, es una de las autoras más leídas del mundo y ha vendido más de 77 millones de copias de sus veintiséis libros en cuarenta y dos idiomas. Además de su labor como escritora, Isabel dedica gran parte de su tiempo a causas de derechos humanos. Ha recibido quince doctorados honoris causa, fue incluida en el Salón de la Fama de California y recibió el Premio Nacional de Literatura de Chile, el PEN Center Lifetime Achievement Award y el Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Award. En 2014, el presidente Barack Obama le otorgó la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad, el honor civil más alto del país, y en 2018 recibió la Medalla por la Contribución Distinguida a las Letras Estadounidenses de la Fundación Nacional del Libro. Vive en California con su esposo y sus perros, uno de los cuales se llama Perla.
