When Paula fell into a coma, her mother, the great Chilean writer Isabel Allende, began writing down her family’s story, and her own, in a notebook to give to her daughter as a gift after the tragic ordeal. But the illness lasted for months, and the writer’s notes became this moving and revealing book.Here, Isabel Allende uses her amazing narrative talent to relive her life experiences, to take control of herself as a woman and a writer; she also relives the experiences of her family and the recent history of her homeland.It is a unique self-portrait in its emotional impact, and at the same time it is a delightful recreation of the sensitivity of women in our time.“Paula” is a book that will remain in the reader’s mind with the momentum of an unforgettable and moving experience.
