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When Allende's beautiful, 20-something daughter falls into a coma and is hospitalized in Madrid, Allende finds solace in documenting her own life...more...]]> 16405302 911179 24790 849759388X 9788497593885 297 <![CDATA[Paula]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167543807m/24790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24790.Paula 4.00 3180 The House of the Spirits) in the opening lines of the luminous, heart-rending memoir she wrote while her 28-year-old daughter Paula lay in a coma. In its pages, she ushers an assortment of outrageous relatives into the light: her stepfather, an amiable liar and tireless debater; grandmother Meme, blessed with second sight; and delinquent uncles who exultantly torment Allende and her brothers. Irony and marvelous flights of fantasy mix with the icy reality of Paula's deathly illness as Allende sketches childhood scenes in Chile and Lebanon; her uncle Salvatore Allende's reign and ruin as Chilean president; her struggles to shake off or find love; and her metamorphosis into a writer.]]> 4 1 false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Tue Feb 26 07:39:19 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 13 09:59:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 13112685 600030 234050 0060927216 9780060927219 38 <![CDATA[Paula]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223640107m/234050.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234050.Paula 4.05 249 The House of the Spirits) in the opening lines of the luminous, heart-rending memoir she wrote while her 28-year-old daughter Paula lay in a coma. In its pages, she ushers an assortment of outrageous relatives into the light: her stepfather, an amiable liar and tireless debater; grandmother Meme, blessed with second sight; and delinquent uncles who exultantly torment Allende and her brothers. Irony and marvelous flights of fantasy mix with the icy reality of Paula's deathly illness as Allende sketches childhood scenes in Chile and Lebanon; her uncle Salvatore Allende's reign and ruin as Chilean president; her struggles to shake off or find love; and her metamorphosis into a writer.]]> 4 1 false Wed May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 21 19:05:09 -0800 2008 Wed May 21 19:14:34 -0700 2008
Yet, simultaneously, it was fascinating. Somehow, Allende has created a work that's part memoir, part biography, part history lesson, an...more...]]> 12806748 797824 234050 0060927216 9780060927219 38 <![CDATA[Paula]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223640107m/234050.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234050.Paula 4.00 3180 The House of the Spirits) in the opening lines of the luminous, heart-rending memoir she wrote while her 28-year-old daughter Paula lay in a coma. In its pages, she ushers an assortment of outrageous relatives into the light: her stepfather, an amiable liar and tireless debater; grandmother Meme, blessed with second sight; and delinquent uncles who exultantly torment Allende and her brothers. Irony and marvelous flights of fantasy mix with the icy reality of Paula's deathly illness as Allende sketches childhood scenes in Chile and Lebanon; her uncle Salvatore Allende's reign and ruin as Chilean president; her struggles to shake off or find love; and her metamorphosis into a writer.]]> 4 1 false Thu Jan 17 20:06:49 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 12 20:13:28 -0700 2009 House of the Spirits) prior to reading this since this is a memoir of sorts - Allende tells her life story as she tends to her gravely ill and comatose daughter. In order to cope she began ...more...]]> 42092287 244889 24790 849759388X 9788497593885 297 <![CDATA[Paula]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167543807m/24790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24790.Paula 4.00 3180 The House of the Spirits) in the opening lines of the luminous, heart-rending memoir she wrote while her 28-year-old daughter Paula lay in a coma. In its pages, she ushers an assortment of outrageous relatives into the light: her stepfather, an amiable liar and tireless debater; grandmother Meme, blessed with second sight; and delinquent uncles who exultantly torment Allende and her brothers. Irony and marvelous flights of fantasy mix with the icy reality of Paula's deathly illness as Allende sketches childhood scenes in Chile and Lebanon; her uncle Salvatore Allende's reign and ruin as Chilean president; her struggles to shake off or find love; and her metamorphosis into a writer.]]> 5 1 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 06 08:58:24 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 09:05:36 -0800 2009 Isabelle Allende happened to be present for some of the most...more...]]> 22118902 149467 24790 849759388X 9788497593885 297 <![CDATA[Paula]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167543807m/24790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24790.Paula 4.00 3180 The House of the Spirits) in the opening lines of the luminous, heart-rending memoir she wrote while her 28-year-old daughter Paula lay in a coma. In its pages, she ushers an assortment of outrageous relatives into the light: her stepfather, an amiable liar and tireless debater; grandmother Meme, blessed with second sight; and delinquent uncles who exultantly torment Allende and her brothers. Irony and marvelous flights of fantasy mix with the icy reality of Paula's deathly illness as Allende sketches childhood scenes in Chile and Lebanon; her uncle Salvatore Allende's reign and ruin as Chilean president; her struggles to shake off or find love; and her metamorphosis into a writer.]]> 5 1 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 20:23:04 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 20:27:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 60985624 2076050 24790 849759388X 9788497593885 297 <![CDATA[Paula]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167543807m/24790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24790.Paula 4.00 3180 The House of the Spirits) in the opening lines of the luminous, heart-rending memoir she wrote while her 28-year-old daughter Paula lay in a coma. In its pages, she ushers an assortment of outrageous relatives into the light: her stepfather, an amiable liar and tireless debater; grandmother Meme, blessed with second sight; and delinquent uncles who exultantly torment Allende and her brothers. Irony and marvelous flights of fantasy mix with the icy reality of Paula's deathly illness as Allende sketches childhood scenes in Chile and Lebanon; her uncle Salvatore Allende's reign and ruin as Chilean president; her struggles to shake off or find love; and her metamorphosis into a writer.]]> 5 1 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 16:53:39 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 17:00:16 -0700 2009 1
The book is a letter that Allende is writing to her 28-year-old daughter, Paula, who lingered in a coma for a while, and later died. Allende wants her to know what has happened, and what people have c...more...]]> 51748223 1613293 24790 849759388X 9788497593885 297 <![CDATA[Paula]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167543807m/24790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24790.Paula 4.00 3180 The House of the Spirits) in the opening lines of the luminous, heart-rending memoir she wrote while her 28-year-old daughter Paula lay in a coma. In its pages, she ushers an assortment of outrageous relatives into the light: her stepfather, an amiable liar and tireless debater; grandmother Meme, blessed with second sight; and delinquent uncles who exultantly torment Allende and her brothers. Irony and marvelous flights of fantasy mix with the icy reality of Paula's deathly illness as Allende sketches childhood scenes in Chile and Lebanon; her uncle Salvatore Allende's reign and ruin as Chilean president; her struggles to shake off or find love; and her metamorphosis into a writer.]]> 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 06 17:39:54 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 17:40:34 -0700 2009 http://smallworldreads.blogspot.com/2009...


"Listen, Paula. I am going to tell you a story, so that when you wake up you will not feel so lost. The legend of our family begins at the end of the last century…"

I've had this book by Isabel Allende on my shelf for...more...]]> 61590978 1103803 24790 849759388X 9788497593885 297 <![CDATA[Paula]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167543807m/24790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24790.Paula 4.00 3180 The House of the Spirits) in the opening lines of the luminous, heart-rending memoir she wrote while her 28-year-old daughter Paula lay in a coma. In its pages, she ushers an assortment of outrageous relatives into the light: her stepfather, an amiable liar and tireless debater; grandmother Meme, blessed with second sight; and delinquent uncles who exultantly torment Allende and her brothers. Irony and marvelous flights of fantasy mix with the icy reality of Paula's deathly illness as Allende sketches childhood scenes in Chile and Lebanon; her uncle Salvatore Allende's reign and ruin as Chilean president; her struggles to shake off or find love; and her metamorphosis into a writer.]]> 5 1 false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 21:49:13 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 05:31:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 41675826 1370608 24790 849759388X 9788497593885 297 <![CDATA[Paula]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167543807m/24790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24790.Paula 4.00 3180 The House of the Spirits) in the opening lines of the luminous, heart-rending memoir she wrote while her 28-year-old daughter Paula lay in a coma. In its pages, she ushers an assortment of outrageous relatives into the light: her stepfather, an amiable liar and tireless debater; grandmother Meme, blessed with second sight; and delinquent uncles who exultantly torment Allende and her brothers. Irony and marvelous flights of fantasy mix with the icy reality of Paula's deathly illness as Allende sketches childhood scenes in Chile and Lebanon; her uncle Salvatore Allende's reign and ruin as Chilean president; her struggles to shake off or find love; and her metamorphosis into a writer.]]> 4 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Jan 02 20:14:26 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 20:14:26 -0800 2009 1 would read again more...]]> 77921100 2947905 24790 849759388X 9788497593885 297 <![CDATA[Paula]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167543807m/24790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24790.Paula 4.00 3180 The House of the Spirits) in the opening lines of the luminous, heart-rending memoir she wrote while her 28-year-old daughter Paula lay in a coma. In its pages, she ushers an assortment of outrageous relatives into the light: her stepfather, an amiable liar and tireless debater; grandmother Meme, blessed with second sight; and delinquent uncles who exultantly torment Allende and her brothers. Irony and marvelous flights of fantasy mix with the icy reality of Paula's deathly illness as Allende sketches childhood scenes in Chile and Lebanon; her uncle Salvatore Allende's reign and ruin as Chilean president; her struggles to shake off or find love; and her metamorphosis into a writer.]]> 5 0 false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 15 20:27:30 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 20:19:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 77931937 198475 24790 849759388X 9788497593885 297 <![CDATA[Paula]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167543807m/24790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24790.Paula 4.00 3180 The House of the Spirits) in the opening lines of the luminous, heart-rending memoir she wrote while her 28-year-old daughter Paula lay in a coma. In its pages, she ushers an assortment of outrageous relatives into the light: her stepfather, an amiable liar and tireless debater; grandmother Meme, blessed with second sight; and delinquent uncles who exultantly torment Allende and her brothers. Irony and marvelous flights of fantasy mix with the icy reality of Paula's deathly illness as Allende sketches childhood scenes in Chile and Lebanon; her uncle Salvatore Allende's reign and ruin as Chilean president; her struggles to shake off or find love; and her metamorphosis into a writer.]]> 5 0 false Mon Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 23:13:19 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 22:36:52 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 75341331 2630800 4613804 4 <![CDATA[باولا]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1221112269m/4613804.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4613804._ 4.20 15
تقول إيزابيل أنها بدأت في كتابة كتابها هذا في المستشفى بعد سقوط ابنتها، كان في بدايته رسالة لباولا علها تقرأها عندما تفيق، رسالة تدون فيها تفاصيل حياة أسلافها، ومن ثم حياتها هي، وتاريخ تشيلي بالتغيرات السياسية والاجتماعية التي طالته في السبعينات، ودفعت بإيزابيل إلى الفرار إلى فنزويلا والعيش هناك لسنوات طويلة.

يمكننا اعتبار هذا الكتاب نصف سيرة ذاتية – عادت إيزابيل لتكمل سيرتها الذاتية في كتابها الأخير الذي صدر مؤخرا ً تحت عنوان ( حصيلة الأيام) والذي حمل بوضوح وصف ( مذكرات) وفيه تكمل من حيث توقفت في كتاب باولا -، حافلة بالعمل الصحفي والتلفزيوني والسياسي والكتابي، حافلة بالعشاق العاجلين، وبالحب الذي ظنت أنه لن يأتي – متشوق إلى قراءة مذكراتها عن السنوات الـ 13 التي تلت ( باولا) – من 1992 م وحتى 2005 م عندما شرعت بكتابة ( حصيلة الأيام) لأرى هل ظل ذلك الحب كما وصفته في ( باولا) أم أنها استبدلته بحب جديد -، وبالحديث في الوضع الاجتماعي والسياسي السائد في تشيلي حتى الفترة الانقلابية التي أدت إلى قتل قريبها ( سلفادور الليندي) أول رئيس اشتراكي ينتخب ديمقراطيا ً في التاريخ، واعتلاء أوغستو بينوشيه للحكم.

الكتاب محمل جدا ً، كتب بيد روائية عظيمة، وأم حنون، وامرأة وطنية، وتتضح فيه ملامح الثقافة التشيلية – الطبقة التي تنتمي إليها إيزابيل على الأقل – والتي ستبدو غريبة لمن اعتادوا على الروائيين الأوروبيين والأمريكان العقلانيين، حيث تنتشر أرواح الأسلاف، وحكايات النبؤات التي لا تخيب، والأفعال السحرية التي تجلب الحظ.]]> 5 2 false Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 22 00:06:58 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 14 05:35:21 -0800 2009 أحا...more...]]> 25072016 347835 24790 849759388X 9788497593885 297 <![CDATA[Paula]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167543807m/24790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24790.Paula 4.00 3180 The House of the Spirits) in the opening lines of the luminous, heart-rending memoir she wrote while her 28-year-old daughter Paula lay in a coma. In its pages, she ushers an assortment of outrageous relatives into the light: her stepfather, an amiable liar and tireless debater; grandmother Meme, blessed with second sight; and delinquent uncles who exultantly torment Allende and her brothers. Irony and marvelous flights of fantasy mix with the icy reality of Paula's deathly illness as Allende sketches childhood scenes in Chile and Lebanon; her uncle Salvatore Allende's reign and ruin as Chilean president; her struggles to shake off or find love; and her metamorphosis into a writer.]]> 4 1 false Sun Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Jun 21 13:42:10 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 13:46:03 -0700 2008 40061972 1567198 234050 0060927216 9780060927219 38 <![CDATA[Paula]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223640107m/234050.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234050.Paula 4.00 3180 The House of the Spirits) in the opening lines of the luminous, heart-rending memoir she wrote while her 28-year-old daughter Paula lay in a coma. In its pages, she ushers an assortment of outrageous relatives into the light: her stepfather, an amiable liar and tireless debater; grandmother Meme, blessed with second sight; and delinquent uncles who exultantly torment Allende and her brothers. Irony and marvelous flights of fantasy mix with the icy reality of Paula's deathly illness as Allende sketches childhood scenes in Chile and Lebanon; her uncle Salvatore Allende's reign and ruin as Chilean president; her struggles to shake off or find love; and her metamorphosis into a writer.]]> 5 1 false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 14 03:29:36 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 12 06:52:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 80790128 1776988 6650392 9028416935 1 <![CDATA[Paula]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6650392-paula 3.00 1 The House of the Spirits) in the opening lines of the luminous, heart-rending memoir she wrote while her 28-year-old daughter Paula lay in a coma. In its pages, she ushers an assortment of outrageous relatives into the light: her stepfather, an amiable liar and tireless debater; grandmother Meme, blessed with second sight; and delinquent uncles who exultantly torment Allende and her brothers. Irony and marvelous flights of fantasy mix with the icy reality of Paula's deathly illness as Allende sketches childhood scenes in Chile and Lebanon; her uncle Salvatore Allende's reign and ruin as Chilean president; her struggles to shake off or find love; and her metamorphosis into a writer.]]> 0 0 false Sat Dec 12 15:34:38 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 12 15:34:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 22394300 1039142 244082 0060927208 9780060927202 2 <![CDATA[Paula]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173072127m/244082.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/244082.Paula 3.86 36 Paula

es una memoria encarnada que atrapa al lector como una novela de suspenso. Cuando la hija de Isabel Allend, Paula, cayó en coma gravemente enferma, la autora comenzó a escribir la historia de su familia para su hija inconsciente.En el desarrollo de la historia aparecen ante nostros ancestros extraordinarios, oímos recuerdos maravillosos y amargos de la infancia, anécdotas increibles de los años jóvenes, los secretos más íntimos se oyen en murmullos. En Paula, Allende escribe una poderosa autobiografía cuya aceptacíon de los mundos mágico y espiritual recuerdan al lector su primer libro La casa de los espíritus.

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