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A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile
By Allende, Isabel & Brown, Blair
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06055-927-4
- Publisher
- HarperAudio
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Reviewed on October 15, 2003
Allende (The House of the Spirits) explores the homeland she left following the military coup and death of her uncle Salvador Allende Gossens, on September 11, 1973. The terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 prompted her to consider both the country she still called "home" and her adopted homeland, the United States. The result is a combination memoir, travelog, and social history that moves from one reflection to another as the mood or memory strikes the author. She paints a fascinating picture of an unusual country, one that features flamingoes in the north and volcanoes in the south, with apples and grapes in the central valley region. She is unf...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
