Bøger af Isabel Allende

Mod slutningen af Den Spanske Borgerkrig, da general Franco og hans fascister sejrer på alle fronter, bliver to unge mennesker tvunget til at forlade det krigshærgede Barcelona. Gravide Roser og svogeren Victor krydser Pyrenæerne til fods for at komme i sikkerhed. Rosers kæreste og Victors bror, Guillem, er død, og omstændighederne tvinger Roser og Victor til at indgå et ægteskab som ingen af dem ønsker.Fra Frankrig rejser det umage par over havet med skibet Winnipeg, der blev chartret af digteren Pablo Neruda og bragte flere end to tusind spaniere til Chile – ”det lange kronblad af hav og sne” som det kaldes med digterens ord. De starter et nyt liv der byder på mange prøvelser, og det som giver dem modet til at fortsætte, er håbet om en dag at kunne vende tilbage til Spanien. Men da cirklen sluttes, viser det sig at nogle gange er det vanskeligste ikke at flygte, men at vende hjem.Håbets rejsende er en medrivende familie- og kærlighedskrønike – både til dem, der har været Isabel Allende-fans i årtier og til de læsere, som nu får glæde af at møde forfatterens fortællinger for første gang.

Bogens blodige højdepunkt er mordet på Chiles tidligere præsident Salvador Allende. Det er en handlingsmættet familiekrønike fra det hede, jordskælvsramte land og en skildring af Chile og dets indbyggere gennem tre generationer.Bogen er filmatiseret af Bille August.

The vibrant new novel from Isabel Allende takes her back to her homeland of Chile, and tells the story of the first Spanish woman to arrive on its shores with the Conquistadors in the 1500s.

Bestselling author Isabel Allende's first adult novel since 'Portrait in Sepia' - beautiful, disturbing and atmospheric.

We begin - at the turn of the century, in an unnamed South American country - in the childhood home of the woman who will be the mother and grandmother of the clan, Clara del Valle.

New York Times bestseller Isabel Allende's Of Love and Shadows is a moving tale of love, bravery and tragedy.

From the internationally bestselling author of The Japanese Lover, Isabel Allende's Eva Luna is an unforgettable story of a lover, a writer, a revolutionary and above all, a storyteller.

Tells the story of an orphan who beguiles the world with her astonishing visions, triumphing over the worst of adversity and bringing light to a dark place.

As a girl, Clara del Valle can read fortunes, make objects move as if they had lives of their own, and predict the future. Set in an unnamed Latin American country over three generations, The House of the Spirits is a magnificent epic of a proud and passionate family, secret loves and violent revolution.

Best selling international author, Isabel Allende tackles her homeland head-on in this staggering, epic romance.

From an internationally acclaimed author, this is a magical, fascinating book exploring the intimate relationship between food and sex.

The life story of Isabel Allende - one of the world's favourite writers - is as exotic, passionate and inspiring as one of her novels.

An ecological romance with a pulsing heart, equal parts Rider Haggard and Chico Buarque - one of the world's greatest and most beloved storytellers broadens her style and reach with a Amazonian adventure story that will appeal to all ages.

A new collection of work by accalimed poet Marjorie Agosin.

I Øen under havet følger vi Zarité fra øen Sainte-Dominique, det nuværende Haiti, der som niårig i slutningen af 1700-tallet sælges til den rige sukkerplantageejer Toulouse Valmorain. En dramatisk skæbnefortælling om livet som slavegjort til frikøbt kvinde i New Orleans. ”Gribende og stærkt underholdende.” Ekstra Bladet

Unge Alma Belasco sendes i 1939 fra et Polen som befinder sig i nazismens skygge til sin velstående onkel og tante i San Francisco. Her møder hun Ichimei, den stilfærdige søn af familiens japanske gartner. Uden at andre omkring dem opdager det, spirer kærligheden mellem Alma og Ichimei, men efter japanernes angreb på Pearl Harbour bliver de to unge brutalt adskilt.Mange årtier senere, da Almas lange og begivenhedsrige liv går mod sin afslutning, møder plejeren Irina den ældre kvinde og hendes barnebarn, Seth. Sammen finder Irina og Seth en række mystiske gaver og breve der er blevet sendt til Alma i årenes løb.Den japanske elsker er en medrivende roman om hemmelig kærlighed og skæbnens uforudsigelighed, og en udforskning af identitet, tab og forsoning.

Isabel Allendethe New York Times bestselling author whose books, including Mayas Notebook, Island Beneath the Sea, and Zorro, have sold more than 57 million copies around the worlddemonstrates her remarkable literary versatility with Ripper, an atmospheric, fast-paced mystery involving a brilliant teenage sleuth who must unmask a serial killer in San Francisco.The Jackson women, Indiana and Amanda, have always had each other. Yet, while their bond is strong, mother and daughter are as different as night and day. Indiana, a beautiful holistic healer, is a free-spirited bohemian. Long divorced from Amandas father, shes reluctant to settle down with either of the men who want herAlan, the wealthy scion of one of San Franciscos elite families, and Ryan, an enigmatic, scarred former Navy SEAL.While her mom looks for the good in people, Amanda is fascinated by the dark side of human nature, like her father, the SFPDs Deputy Chief of Homicide. Brilliant and introverted, the MIT-bound high school senior is a natural-born sleuth addicted to crime novels and Ripper, the online mystery game she plays with her beloved grandfather and friends around the world.When a string of strange murders occurs across the city, Amanda plunges into her own investigation, discovering, before the police do, that the deaths may be connected. But the case becomes all too personal when Indiana suddenly vanishes. Could her mothers disappearance be linked to the serial killer? Now, with her mothers life on the line, the young detective must solve the most complex mystery shes ever faced before its too late.

Once again Alexander Cold and his indomitable journalist grandmother, Kate, are braving the mystical unknown, this time in the heart of Africa. Along with Alexs friend Nadia Santos and a photographic crew from International Geographic magazine, they have travelled to Kenya to work on an article about the continents first elephant-led safaris. But when a missionary approaches their camp in search of companions who have mysteriously disappeared, Alex, Nadia, and their group find themselves embarking on a dangerous mission to Africas equatorial forest to aid a clan of Pygmies. For the Cold expedition is the tribes last hope for survival in a world where poaching, corruption, and slavery run rampant.Forest of the Pygmies is the concluding volume of acclaimed author Isabel Allendes celebrated trilogy, which begins with City of the Beasts and continues with Kingdom of the Golden Dragon.

Reunited once more, young Alexander Cold and his best friend, Nadia, embark upon a new adventure, following Alexs frighteningly fearless journalist grandmother Kate to a forbidden kingdom hidden away in the frosty peaks of the Himalayas. They seek the fabled Golden Dragona sacred statue and priceless oracle coveted by a greedy and powerful outsider. To prevent the desecration of the holy relic, they will need the help of a sage Buddhist monk, his young royal disciple, and a fierce tribe of Yeti warriors. But even the mystical power of their totemic animal spirits may not be enough to save the teenagers and this remote world from the destructive encroachment of civilization.Kingdom of the Golden Dragon is the second book in a remarkable trilogy by internationally acclaimed author Isabel Allende.