Ines of My Soul: A Novel [Paperback]

“Powerfully evocative. . . . Allende is at her best here; spinning words like spells, enthralling the reader with surreal visions of the New World.”—Newsweek

A passionate epic of love, freedom, and conquest, based on historical events, from theNew York Timesbestselling author ofThe House of the SpiritsandA Long Petal of the Sea.

Though she was born into poverty, Inés Suárez, a seamstress in sixteenth-century Spain, embodies the same restless hope and opportunism that fuels her nation’s conquest of the Americas.

Learning that her shiftless husband has vanished, Inés uses his disappearance to embark on her own adventure. It is a journey will lead her to Pedro de Valdivia—a conquistador who becomes the first royal governor of Chile—and to a love that not only changes her life but the course of history. 

Wonderfully crafted . . . Allende gives Zorro the feel of a folk or fairy tale with her ability to draw readers in, hold their attention and keep the story moving at an exciting pace. -USA Today

A master storyteller. -San Francisco Chronicle

Allende projects a womans point of view with confidence, control, and an expansive definition of romance as a fact of life. -Time magazine

Allende is a genius. -Los Angeles Times Book Review

Vivid and convincing&. -Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post

Meticulously researched. -Library Journal

A powerfully evocative narrative...Allende is at her best here. -Newsweek

Solid and well-constructed...Ines is rescued by Allende from historys dust bin. -San Francisco Chronicle

Might be Allendes best novel, better even than THE HOUSE OF SPIRITS. -Boston Globe

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