Of Love And Shadows - Softcover

Allende, Isabel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552993131 ISBN 13: 9780552993135

Publisher: Black Swan, 1988

Synopsis

Set in a country of arbitrary arrests, sudden disappearances and summary executions, Isabel Allende's magical new novel tells of the passionate affair of two people prepared to risk everything for the sake of justice and truth. Irene Beltrán, a reporter, comes from a wealthy background; Francisco Leal, a young photographer secretly engaged in undermining the military dictatorship, is strongly attracted by her beauty. It does not matter that Irene's fiancé is an army captain: each time Francisco accompanies her on a magazine assignment, he falls more deeply in love with her.

When they go to investigate the mysterious case of Evangelina Ranquileo, a girl suffering from spectacular fits which are rumoured to have miraculous powers, the arrival of soldiers adds a sinister aspect to the mystery. And then Evangelina disappears. Irene and Francisco, in trying to trace her and indict the Junta, become engulfed in a vortex of terror and violence.

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Of Love And Shadows

Review:

"'Her pen has a clenched fist and cries out against injustice. Viva Allende!'" (Kate Saunders Books)

"'This is propaganda on the side of the angels. Latin American dictators had better ban it immediately'" (Jill Neville Independent)

"'Breathtaking...an imaginative landscape where fabulous things happen'" (Helen Birch City Limits)

About this edition

• Publisher: Black Swan
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0552993131
• ISBN 13: 9780552993135
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304