About the Book
In her opulent novel, eva luna, isabel allende uses exquisite prose to describe the survival of a young latin american woman whose powers as a storyteller bring her friendship and love, during a time of political unrest in south americaborn in the back room of the mansion where her mother is a servant, the enchanting eva luna defies oppression by telling stories to a series of vibrant characters about author: about the author isabel allende was born in 1942 in lima, peru, the daughter of a chilean diplomat when her parents separated, young isabel moved with her mother to chile, where she spent the rest of her childhood she married at the age of 19 and had two children, paula and nicolas her uncle was salvador allende, the president of chile when he was overthrown in the coup of 1973, she fled chile, moving to caracas, venezuela while living in venezuela, allende began writing her novels, many of them exploring the close family bonds between women her first novel, the house of the spirits, has been translated into 27 languages, and was later made into a film she then wrote of love and shadows, eva luna, and the stories of eva luna, all set in latin america the infinite plan was her first novel to take place in the united states in paula, allende wrote her memoirs in connection with her daughters illness and death she delved into the erotic connections between food and love in aphrodite: a memoir of the senses in addition to writing books, allende has worked as a tv interviewer, magazine writer, school administrator, and a secretary at a un office in chile she received the 1996 harold washington literacy award she lives in california