The Sum of Our Days: A Memoir
Paperback. Pub Date: 2008 Publisher: Harper In this heartfelt memoir. Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of the tragic loss-the death of her daughter Paula. Recalling the past thirteen years from the daily letters the author and her mother. who lives in Chile. wrote to each other. Allende bares her soul in a book that is as exuberant and full of life as its creator. She recounts the stories of the wildly eccentric. strong-minded. and eclectic tribe she gathers around her that becomes a new kind of family. Throughout. Allende shares her thoughts on love. marriage. motherhood. spirituality and religion. infidelity. addiction. and memory. Here. too. are the ...
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A narrative memoir of the author's life in the wake of her daughter's tragic death describes the idiosyncratic network of friends she has gathered around herself and the realizations she has formed about such topics as love, parenthood, and addiction. Simultaneous.
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"Allende is a genius." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review
"A powerful memoir" -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"A warm meditation on family and love.A book to be savored and reread." -- Kirkus Reviews
A powerful memoir --Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Allende's THE SUM OF OUR DAYS adds up to an exuberant love letter--not only to her daughter, but to her tribe and anyone lucky enough to belong to one."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Allende is a genius."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Allende's trademark magical realism is ever present...This high-spirited, emotionally packed book enables readers to get a closer look at the life of a much-loved writer."--Library Journal
"A warm meditation on family and love...A book to be savored and reread."--Kirkus Reviews
"A vibrant voice, which is at once introspective and forthright...an inspiring and thought-provoking work...The insights resonate, on page after page."--Denver Post
"THE SUM OF OUR DAYS is terrific. It's funny, insightful, moving and filled with Allende's unique voice."--USA Today
"A powerful memoir" -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"A warm meditation on family and love.A book to be savored and reread." -- Kirkus Reviews
A powerful memoir --Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Allende's THE SUM OF OUR DAYS adds up to an exuberant love letter--not only to her daughter, but to her tribe and anyone lucky enough to belong to one."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Allende is a genius."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Allende's trademark magical realism is ever present...This high-spirited, emotionally packed book enables readers to get a closer look at the life of a much-loved writer."--Library Journal
"A warm meditation on family and love...A book to be savored and reread."--Kirkus Reviews
"A vibrant voice, which is at once introspective and forthright...an inspiring and thought-provoking work...The insights resonate, on page after page."--Denver Post
"THE SUM OF OUR DAYS is terrific. It's funny, insightful, moving and filled with Allende's unique voice."--USA Today
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- PublisherHarperAudio
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0061571164
- ISBN 13 9780061571169
- BindingAudio CD
- Number of pages9
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