Perfectly crafted and thematically rich' Barbara Kingsolver 'Vital and compelling' The Times 'Arresting and altogether distinctive, powerful and haunting a collection to be read aloud and repeated for generations' Los Angeles Times 'Enchanting, magnificent. Eva Luna is orphaned at a young age and learns to rely on her wits, love of words and storytelling to survive.

'Eva Luna's stories are delicate, their images akin to poetry. Author Isabel Allende was born to tell stories The premise of this book is based on the novel 'Eva Luna,' the fantastical story of a poverty-stricken girl living in an unnamed South American country. Rendered in her sumptuously imagined, uniquely lyrical style, The Stories of Eva Luna is a cornerstone of Isabel Allende's work, and in her character Eva Luna she creates a modern-day Scheherazade. Eva Luna is the fiesty narrator of Isabel Allendes sumptuous, picaresque third novela tale that spans 40 years and moves from a surreal jungle to a modern-day urban capital where even the most apolitical are driven to risky antigovernment activities. Interweaving the real and the magical, she explores love, vengeance, compassion and female power, depicting worlds that are at once poignantly familiar and. Lying in bed with her lover, European refugee and journalist Rolf Carle, Eva answers his request for a story 'you have never told anyone before' with these twenty-three samples of her vibrant artistry. INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE JAPANESE LOVER A captivating collection of short fiction by one of the most beloved writers of our time Eva Luna is a young woman whose powers as a storyteller bring her friendship and love. Description for The Stories of Eva Luna Paperback.

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