A Wonderful and Meticulous Tapestry of War, Passion, and Revenge

Off the Shelf By Johanna Castillo    |   Monday, February 08, 2016 I was almost ten when my father brought a leather-bound copy of The House of the Spirits to our home in Ecuador. I remember his excitement as he told my mother that she had to read this book. He said that a fellow Chilean, Isabel Allende, was showing the world the real trials and tribulations of his country through the story of the fictional Trueba family. READ MORE