--- product_id: 115629787 title: "The House of the Spirits: Isabel Allende (VINTAGE CLASSICS)" brand: "isabel allende" price: "VT7725" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/115629787-the-house-of-the-spirits-isabel-allende-vintage-classics store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # The House of the Spirits: Isabel Allende (VINTAGE CLASSICS) **Brand:** isabel allende **Price:** VT7725 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The House of the Spirits: Isabel Allende (VINTAGE CLASSICS) by isabel allende - **How much does it cost?** VT7725 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/115629787-the-house-of-the-spirits-isabel-allende-vintage-classics) ## Best For - isabel allende enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted isabel allende brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The House of the Spirits: Isabel Allende (VINTAGE CLASSICS) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81hqjAOAjXL._AC_UY218_.jpg) ![The House of the Spirits: Isabel Allende (VINTAGE CLASSICS) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81hqjAOAjXL._AC_UY327_FMwebp_QL65_.jpg) ![The House of the Spirits: Isabel Allende (VINTAGE CLASSICS) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81hqjAOAjXL._AC_UY436_FMwebp_QL65_.jpg) ![The House of the Spirits: Isabel Allende (VINTAGE CLASSICS) - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81hqjAOAjXL._AC_UY545_FMwebp_QL65_.jpg) ![The House of the Spirits: Isabel Allende (VINTAGE CLASSICS) - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81hqjAOAjXL._AC_UY654_FMwebp_QL65_.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ fascinating story *by B***S on 29 June 2025* super book - interesting - fascinating - well written as are all of Isabelle Allende's books. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Family Saga of Epic Proportions *by L***E on 14 April 2013* 'The House of the Spirits' was a book that I had introduced to me through an English literature class. A blessing with a work as multi-layered as 'The House of the Spirits', where dissecting it truly helped to grapple with the purpose and principles behind Allende's writing. Stylistically, the book is a fantastic reflection of Allende's magical realism - taking reality and twisting it into something where the mystical and unnatural are intertwined with the everyday. A family saga of Soprano-like proportions (with similar levels of betrayal and violence), 'The House of the Spirits' is one that you will find yourself coming back to time and again.'The House of the Spirits' (set in an unnamed country - but well recognised to be Chile) follows three generations of the Trueba family, opening with the story of the del Valles and their young daughters, Rosa and Clara. Clara is set-apart from the outset through her talent for clairvoyance and her prediction of the death of her sister (also fiancee of the central male character, Esteban Trueba), Rosa. It is after the subsequent marriage of Esteban and Clara that the novel truly gains momentum, following the couple as they move to the remote hacienda, Tres Marias. At Tres Marias, in his capacity as the hacienda's patron, Esteban's brutality and cruelty are brought into sharp focus. The novel introduces a number of parallel story lines, diverging most notably after the birth of Esteban and Clara's three children - their daughter Blanca and twin sons Jaime and Nicolas. Blanca's affair with the lower-class folk musician Pedro Tercero Garcia, which leads Esteban to a violent confrontation with the boy, results in a break-down of relations between Esteban and Clara (in fact, she never speaks to him again) and the introduction of our third Trueba generation - Blanca's daughter, Alba. Forming what is essentially the novel's second part, the family relocate to the city and move into the Trueba's 'House on the Corner'. The saga continues with Esteban's decision to become involved in conservative politics and Alba's simultaneous love affair with the revolutionary Miguel. Bringing the novel to its climax, the country undergoes a military coup, in which the trials, tragedies, and tribulations that have haunted the Trueba family through its three generations are brought to a head. We find Esteban forced to confront the violence of his past, question the principles of class superiority and self-interest that have motivated his actions, and realise that there is no escaping the demons that you create.'The House of the Spirits' is a story of true complexity. It is a family saga of epic proportions, detailing not only the lives of the three Trueba generations, but doing so in a manner that explores themes of class-conflict and the cycle of violence. It provides a social narrative from personal perspective. Allende's skill undoubtedly lies in her ability to detail historical reality in a manner that makes the reader invested in its outcome. While the anonymity that Allende applies to the places and key historical figures means that you could read this novel without appreciating the historical nature of the book, missing this theme would be to miss Allende's motivation. As the granddaughter of Salvador Allende (the socialist president of Chile deposed by the military coup depicted in the plot), Isabel Allende has written 'The House of the Spirits' as a fundamentally political novel. But it is not political in the sense of affiliation, promoting a choice between socialism and liberalism. Rather, the political point is one of sympathy and solidarity. It is a point about what social conflict can do to a country - where a break-down of understanding between people can lead to a situation in which common humanity is forgotten.If you choose to pick up this book, you will be faced with a story of terror and fear, redemption and reconciliation. You will feel, after finishing the final pages, that you know the Trueba family as well as any other. Because they, like your own family, will make you laugh, think, despair, and grieve. This is a book that I have re-read on numerous occasions, and I find myself constantly surprised by the strength of my reaction to it. Whoever you are and whatever your situation in life when you read this book, I can promise you that it is one you will remember. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book! Lovely written *by M***S on 22 June 2015* Great book! Lovely written, interesting. Publishing not good at all. Not enough space between lines makes it difficult to read, and there is no content page! 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