Allende returns here to themes that have propelled some of her finest work: political injustice, the art of survival, and the essential nature of-and our need for-love. At a loss, the professor asks his tenant, Lucia Maraz, a fellow academic from Chile, for her advice.Īs these three lives intertwine, each will discover truths about how they have been shaped by the tragedies they witnessed, and Richard and Lucia will find unexpected, long overdue love. In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende is the story of three ordinary-looking people, people you would not glance at if you passed by them in the street, and their extra-ordinary lives.Each has faced loss and trauma, each feels isolated, lonely.

The event is part of a 20-city tour for Allende, whose 23 books. Format: Hardcover Publisher: Atria Books favorite Add to wishlist In The Midst Of Winter 1,545 ratings arrowdropdown 4. New York Times and worldwide bestselling author Isabel Allende returns with a sweeping novel that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil that offers “a timely message about immigration and the meaning of home” (People).ĭuring the biggest Brooklyn snowstorm in living memory, Richard Bowmaster, a lonely university professor in his sixties, hits the car of Evelyn Ortega, a young undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, and what at first seems an inconvenience takes a more serious turn when Evelyn comes to his house, seeking help. In the Midst of Winter is a beautiful, melancholy tale, in which Allende intricately, yet seamlessly weaves three different pasts into a common present. The Chilean-American novelist will discuss her new work, 'In the Midst of Winter,' on Thursday night at the Atlanta History Center. In The Midst Of Winter ISBN: 150117813X EAN13: 9781501178139 Language: English Pages: 352 Dimensions: 1.34' H x 9.29' L x 6.54' W Weight: 1.15 lbs.

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