Isabel Allende
Author
Language
English
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Adult Winter Reading Challenge
Adult Winter Reading: Books set in a different country
Hispanic Heritage Month
¡Léelo en Inglés o en Español!
Adult Winter Reading: Books set in a different country
Hispanic Heritage Month
¡Léelo en Inglés o en Español!
Description
"In the late 1930s, civil war gripped Spain. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing the government, hundreds of thousands are forced to flee in a treacherous journey over the mountains to the French border. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young widow, who finds her life irreversibly intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love. In order to survive, the two must unite in a marriage...