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THE SUM OF OUR DAYS opens with Isabel Allende writing a letter to her dead daughter Paula, describing what has happened in the years since she died (as described in Allende's previous memoir, PAULA). Death, tragedy, and upheaval play a major role in Allende's memoir--a junkie stepdaughter loses a child, her son's wife reveals she is a lesbian and leaves him, not to mention her family members who were killed after her uncle Salvadore Allende was deposed from office in the Chilean coup--but her writing teems with vitality, and Allende seems to embrace life in all its color, richness, and tragedy. This memoir is exhilarating, tragic, and funny, a true ode to family and love.
| Size | | Length: | 301 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 20.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
"At the end of this funny, tender book you may find yourself wanting your own invitation to sit...at the author's table....No matter how often relatives stumble or screw up, Allende lovingly take them, and her reader, into her embrace."
(04/04/2008)
"THE SUM OF OUR DAYS, is terrific. It's funny, insightful, moving and filled with Allende's unique voice."
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