The House of the Spirits
"Extraordinary... Powerful... Sharply observant, witty and eloquent." -- Christopher Lehmann-Haupt,The New York Times"Mesmerizing... A novel of force and charm." --The Washington Post"That rarest of successes -- a book about one family and one country that is a book about the world and becomes the world in a book." --Cosmopolitan"Nothing short of astonishing... InThe House Of The SpiritsIsabelle Allende has indeed shown us the relationships between past and present, family and nation, city and country, spiritual and political values. She has done so with enormous imagination, sensitivity, and compassion." -- Jane Futcher,San Francisco Chronicle