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Portrait in Sepia: A Novel (P.S.)
 

Portrait in Sepia: A Novel (P.S.)

by Isabel Allende

Isabel Allende has established herself as one of the most consummate of all modern storytellers, a reputation that is confirmed in her novel Portrait in Sepia. Allende offers a compelling saga of the turbulent history, lives, and loves of late 19th-century Chile, drawing on characters from her earlier novels, The House of Spirits and Daughter of Fortune.
In typical Allende fashion,... (read more)

Top tags: fiction,  historical fiction,  allende,  south america,  romance (all tags)

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Subhasree
  • Rated 4 stars

“A simple tale told in a very straight forward and simple style. But still it holds your attention from the first page. What impressed me most was her characters. Most of them sketched so well that you actually feel that you know them personally.”

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StorybookBelle82
  • Rated 2 stars

“The follow up to Daughter of Fortune, I was disappointed in this novel. Aside from the brief updates you receive about the original characters, I didn't find much enjoyment. It was written from an odd perspective, and jumped around too much to catch my interest.”

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  • Rated 4 stars
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  • Rated 3.5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Chrissy L

    chrissy l said:

    “I own this book... I bought it off the clearance table at Borders several years ago. I don't know why I haven't picked it up yet, but tell me if I should read the first one first in order to really enjoy it?”

    posted Sunday, March 9 2008 ( | view 2 replies )
  • Ana B

    ana b said:

    “This book brought back my beloved characters from House of the Spirits, nuff said!”

    posted Friday, January 4 2008
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