In this vivid and fast-paced work of fiction, weaves a suspenseful love story, rendering central trio with generosity, spirit, and passion."-National Book Reivew
" continues to beguile readers with themes of social justice and love, tied together with a bit of magical realism.
"The contrast of a modern-day mystery with the characters' magical worlds of South American culture, makes In the Midst of Winter an absorbing, page-turning adventure."-Woodbury "Isabel Allende's masterful blend of history, suspense, and rising passion makes for yet another riveting novel."-BBC America "Isabel Allende brings her poetic and compassionate eye to In the Midst of Winter, is being compared with her masterpiece The House of the Spirits." So is survival and change and making a difference in the world, in Isabel Allende's grand and inimitable style."-The New Orleans Advocate "The lesson is clear in both book and life-passion is possible. Readers will come to love them and experience the heartbreak and joy both of their past, present, and future." The interactions between the characters is well thought out and deep. "Allende's latest tale is heartfelt and raw. "A syntactically beautiful story with the twists and turns of a telenovela and warmth at its center."-Minneapolis Star Tribune "Devotees of Allende's forays into magical realism ( The House of Spirits, The Stories of Eva Luna) will find the universe she creates here-an account of earthly lives lived in an earthly setting-more madcap and macabre."-Newsday "Allende uses imagination to help readers gain a better understanding of what the immigrant experience is really like for many people in this country."-Chicago Reader " forthrightly embraces both harsh realities and whimsy, pleasure and pain in this buoyant adventure, a heartfelt story of resilience and respect that seems just the thing to help us through these darkest of days in our land of exiles."-The Seattle Times
"It's when revealing the characters' harrowing past lives in other countries that the generous and unflagging energy that characterized Allende's debut, The House of the Spirits, can most clearly be felt."-San Francisco Chronicle "A timely message about immigration and the meaning of home."-People
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