Book description
'My name is Eva, which means "life", according to a book of names my mother consulted. I was born in the back room of a shadowy house, and grew up amidst ancient furniture, books in Latin, and human mummies, but none of those things made me melancholy, because I came…
Why read it?
1 author picked Eva Luna as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The moment I open a book by Isabel Allende, I know I will be transported to a time and culture so unlike my own, and I will get to live there until I close the book and even after in my imagination as the book lingers.
In my own books, I hope to take readers into a world foreign to them and introduce them to a cast of characters revealing the humanity not seen immediately.
In this book, Eva is a storyteller who trades her stories for help from others. Along the way, she immerses us in hidden and not-so-hidden…
From Sephe's list on The best books of authentic voices giving a glimpse into secret worlds.
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