A beautiful hardback edition of a Latin American classic - the enthralling saga of three
generations of a proud and passionate family secret loves and violent revolution.
'Extraordinary... Powerful... Sharply observant witty and eloquent' New York Times As a
girl Clara del Valle can read fortunes make objects move as if they had lives of their own
and predict the future. Following the mysterious death of her sister Rosa the Beautiful
Clara is mute for nine years. When she breaks her silence it is to announce that she will be
married soon to the stern and volatile landowner Esteban Trueba. Set in an unnamed Latin
American country over three generations The House of the Spirits is a magnificent epic
reminiscent of the writing of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. 'A novel to be read for its brilliant
craftsmanship and its narrative of inescapable power' El Pais 'Intensely moving. Both
entertaining and deeply serious' Evening Standard Vintage Quarterbound Classics: Bound to be
beautiful
