![]() This book seemed to me like two books in one. I was unsure of the reason for this rather jarring choice until the end when it becomes apparent. ![]() The subsequent generations, Blanca and her daughter Alba, rebel against the family traditions, and form liaisons with revolutionaries.Īllende tells the story through two perspectives, a combination of third person omniscient interspersed with first person accounts from Esteban’s viewpoint. She is a spiritualist whose life is filled with tarot cards, visions, and paranormal experiences. He is prone to bouts of temper, which lead to violent outbursts, while viewing himself as the beneficent patrón. Esteban represents the traditional conservative past. It follows each character’s coming of age, their relationships, secrets, politics, and beliefs. ![]() The narrative follows the Trueba family, including patriarch Esteban Trueba, his wife, Clara, their daughter, Blanca, and granddaughter Alba. Multi-generational family saga based upon the social, political, and historical events that took place roughly from the 1920’s to 1970’s in Chile. ![]()
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