THE NEW NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR ISABEL ALLENDE THE WIND KNOWS MY NAME IS OUT NOW
_______________ ' Epic beautifully crafted . . . Gripping from start to finish' DAILY
TELEGRAPH ' A must for historical fiction lovers' COUNTRY AND TOWNHOUSE 'A new novel by
Isabel Allende is always a treat' DAILY MAIL _______________ One extraordinary woman. One
hundred years of history. One unforgettable story. Violeta comes into the world on a stormy
day in 1920 the first daughter in a family of five boisterous sons. From the start her life
is marked by extraordinary events. The ripples of the Great War are still being felt even as
the Spanish flu arrives on the shores of her South American homeland almost at the moment of
her birth. Told in the form of a letter to someone Violeta loves above all others this is
the story of a hundred-year life - of devastating heartbreak and passionate affairs poverty
and wealth terrible loss and immense joy. Bearing witness to a century of history it is a
life shaped by the fight for women's rights the rise and fall of tyrants and ultimately not
one but two pandemics. Through the eyes of a woman whose unforgettable passion determination
and sense of humour will carry her through a lifetime of upheaval Isabel Allende once more
brings us an epic that is both fiercely inspiring and deeply emotional. READERS LOVE VIOLETA
'Allende is truly a master of storytelling ... I didn't want to reach the end' ***** 'A tour
de force ... S tunning' ***** 'Beautifully written and intensely dramatic ... I loved every
word' ***** 'Spellbinding captivating and absorbing' ***** 'One of my favourite authors . I
always find myself completely drawn into her richly detailed narratives' *****
