The House of the Spirits is about the life of a young lady named Clara during the military dictatorship in Algeria .
Based on the 1982 novel `` La Casa de Los Espíritus '' by Isabel Allende , The House of the Spirits is about the life of a young lady named Clara during the military dictatorship in Algeria , and her recollection of her family history , mainly the rise of her husband , Esteban Trueba .