"Allende has demonstrated that she is, beyond question, one of the great Latin American writers of today.It is a rare and exciting experience to discover the work of a writer as good as Isabel Allende. "Of Love and Shadows has all the ingredients of excellent fiction: tense drama, rich detail and characterization, and timeless themes."-San Diego Tribune This is precisely what fiction should do."-Jonathan Yardley "The Washington Post " The people in Of Love and Shadows are so real, their triumphs and defeats are so faithful to the truth of human existence, that we see the world in miniature. "Isabel Allende is a writer of deep conviction, but she knows that in the end it is people, not issues, who matter most. This is precisely what fiction should do' Washington Post 'We are by turns enchanted and entertained. And when you've successfully mingled sex and politics with a noble cause, how can you go wrong? New York Times Book Review 'Allende is a born storyteller' Chicago Tribune 'The people in Of Love and Shadows are real, their triumphs and defeats are so faithful to the truth of human existence, that we see the world in miniature. Praise for Isabel Allende's Of Love and Shadows: ' can just as deftly depict loving tenderness as convey the high fire of eroticism. Together they will risk everything for justice - and ultimately to embrace the passion that binds them. When an assignment leads them to uncover an unspeakable crime, they are determined to reveal the truth in a national overrun by terror and violence. They are an inseparable team, and - despite Irene's engagement to an army captain - form a passionate connection.
Her investigative partner is photographer Francisco Leal, the son of impoverished Spanish Marxist emigres. As a magazine journalist - an unusual profession for a woman with her privileged upbringing - she is constantly challenging the oppressive regime. **The moving novel from the multi-million-bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and The Japanese Lover** Irene Beltran is a force to be reckoned with.
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