Irene and Francisco begin a passionate affair, ready to risk everything for the sake of justice and truth. As a sympathizer with the underground resistance movement, Francisco opens her eyes and her heart to the atrocities being committed by the state. Francisco is a handsome photographer and he comes to Irene for a job. Irene is a magazine editor living under the shadow of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. The plotline was inspired by journalistic accounts taken from magazines, newspapers, and interviews that Allende herself gathered both working as a journalist in Chile before her exile and during her later career as a writer in Venezuela. Allende is a spectacular storyteller and brings bold characters to life so they jump off the page, this novel is a riveting tale of tragedy and ecstasy, of bravery and sacrifice, of family loyalty and state betrayal, it is profoundly uplifting and moving.Of Love and Shadows ( Spanish: De amor y de sombra) is a novel written by Chilean novelist Isabel Allende in 1984.

It tells the tale of a passionate love affair between two people who are willing to risk it all for the sake of justice and truth. It is set in an environment of uncertainty and fear, with sudden disappearances, executions and arrests. Of Love and Shadows was Allende's second novel, following on from her bestselling debut, The House of Spirits. It is bright and clean and perfectly complements this lovely first edition. The jacket is in excellent condition, with just a hint of bumping to the spine ends. The book is housed in it's original Brodart dust jacket. He died in July 2007, this book is just one from his impressive library. Rolland Comstock was a noted bibliophile, who frequently travelled to book signings whilst building an extensive modern first edition collection. It is accompanied by her typical flower drawing and dated 1990. Caustock this story of hope in spite of terror, Isabel Allende.

The book is signed and inscribed by the author to the ffep reading: To Rolland L. There is an ownership label affixed to the inside of the front board. Inside, the pages are clean and bright and the book appears unread and virtually as new. The binding is in excellent condition, tightly bound and free from wear or damage. Condition: Fine/Fineīound in original sienna boards with burgundy spine and gold gilt title.

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