The House of the Spirits: A Novel by Isabel Allende (Paperback)

Isabel Allende's extraordinary first novel follows three generations of the Trueba family in an unnamed Latin American country. At its center are the stern patriarch Esteban Trueba, his clairvoyant wife Clara, their passionate daughter Blanca and their granddaughter Alba, whose lives are shaped by love, ambition, revolution and repression.

Blending family drama, political history and touches of magical realism, the novel became an international bestseller and established Allende as one of the most widely read authors writing in Spanish. A sweeping, unforgettable read for lovers of epic literary fiction.