Portrait in Sepia
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Portrait in Sepia

by Isabel Allende

2000•Historical•352 pages

Taste attributes: historicalfamilydramaromanceslowfresh & originalheavyintricatelinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA weighty historical novel that is stirring and original. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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3.6 / 5

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About This Book

Una obra de extraordinaria dimension humana que eleva la narrativa de la autora a cotas de perfeccion literariaNarrada en la voz de una joven mujer, esta es una magnifica novela historica, situada a finales del siglo XIX en Chile, y una portentosa saga familiar en la que reencontramos algunos personajes de Hija de la fortun a y de La casa de los espiritus, novelas cumbre en la obra de Isabel Allende.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalFamilyDramaRomanceComplex relationshipHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

FamiliesHistoryPolish language materialsSocial life and customsFamilyMan-woman relationshipsAmnesiaChilean Historical fiction

Details

Author
Isabel Allende
Published
2000
Pages
352
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