num_pages: 336
description: When Isabel Allende's daughter, Paula, became gravely ill and fell into a coma, the author began to write the story of her family for her unconscious child. In the telling, bizarre ancestors appear before our eyes; we hear both delightful and bitter childhood memories, amazing anecdotes of youthful years, the most intimate secrets passed along in whispers. With Paula , Allende has written a powerful autobiography whose straightforward acceptance of the magical and spiritual worlds will remind readers of her first book, The House of the Spirits .
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: Paula
titlecomplete: Paula
genres: Autobiography, Magical Realism, Biography, Literature, Spanish Literature, Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography Memoir, Womens, Latin American
ratings_count: 45155
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers