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    In the Midst of Winter: A Novel
    In the Midst of Winter: A Novel
    In the Midst of Winter: A Novel
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    In the Midst of Winter: A Novel

    Written by Isabel Allende

    Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris, Jasmine Cephas Jones and Alma Cuervo

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    New York Times and worldwide bestselling author Isabel Allende returns with a sweeping novel that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil that offers “a timely message about immigration and the meaning of home” (People).

    During the biggest Brooklyn snowstorm in living memory, Richard Bowmaster, a lonely university professor in his sixties, hits the car of Evelyn Ortega, a young undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, and what at first seems an inconvenience takes a more serious turn when Evelyn comes to his house, seeking help. At a loss, the professor asks his tenant, Lucia Maraz, a fellow academic from Chile, for her advice.

    As these three lives intertwine, each will discover truths about how they have been shaped by the tragedies they witnessed, and Richard and Lucia will find unexpected, long overdue love. Allende returns here to themes that have propelled some of her finest work: political injustice, the art of survival, and the essential nature of—and our need for—love.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateOct 31, 2017
    ISBN9781508241966
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    Isabel Allende

    Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is the author of a number of bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including The House of the Spirits, Of Love and Shadows, Eva Luna, The Stories of Eva Luna, Paula, and The Japanese Lover. Her books have been translated into more than thirty-five languages and have sold more than 77 million copies worldwide. She is the receipient of the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and she divides her time between California and Chile.

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    • 5/5
      Thanks to the Calgary (Alberta) Public Library for featuring this novel for those, like myself, who learn our history inside the interpretation of lived lives. I've learned so much about Chilean/American history in the detailed accounts artfully wrapped in the perspective that life forever surprises brave risk-takers unwilling to curl up in the victim position.
      A riveting, engaging historically-based novel that inspired me!
      Eleanor Cowan, Author of : A History of a Pedophile's Wife

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    • 5/5
      Great story.
      Liked the different voices in narration. Deep and touching.
    • 4/5
      The ending was beautiful. A bit if a plot twist. also depicts the true story of so many middle Americans
    • 5/5
      Guatemala: Only the Toughest Survive! Easy to to become an Instagram sensation....
    • 4/5
      Isabel Allende did it again; great writer. I was intrigued by all 3 protagonists.
    • 1/5
      Too many banal details . She had one good book and than lay in her on that book reputation
    • 5/5
      So many unexpected twists, beautiful read and incredibly romantic and surprising.