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
