Isabel Allende My Name is Emilia del Valle Hardback Book

A spellbinding masterpiece SANTA MONTEFIOREIsabel Allende is a literary treasure KRISTIN HANNAH A captivating novel of love and war from one of our most revered storytellers KATE MORTONThe new historical novel from literary legend Isabel AllendeEmilia del Valle was always destined for great things. Abandoned at birth by her Chilean aristocrat father, Emilia comes of age in nineteenthcentury San Francisco as an independent and fiercely ambitious young woman, decades ahead of her time. She will do whatever it takes to pursue her lifes passion for writing, even if it means publishing under a mans name. When Emilia lands a position as a journalist for the Daily Examiner, her unwavering sense of adventure and newfound determination to survive in her own name leads her to seize the chance to cover a brewing civil war in Chile alongside another talented reporter. But the assignment offers Emilia more than just an opportunity to prove herself as a writer. Before long she embarks on a treacherous, lifechanging journey in a homeland she never knew, to uncover the truth about her father and herself. A masterclass in historical storytelling from Isabel Allende, My Name is Emilia del Valle is a powerful tale of love and war, discovery and redemption, told by a valiant young woman who confronts monumental challenges, survives and reinvents herself along the way. PRAISE FOR THE AUTHORA grand storyteller KHALED HOSSEINIA new novel by Isabel Allende is always a treat DAILY MAILWhat a joy... | Isabel Allende My Name is Emilia del Valle Hardback Book