Isabel Allende’s first published work, this book is a historical novel detailing the life of a Chilean family through four generations. It was banned for “Sexual Content and mysticism. And ghosts. And incest. And torture. And killing…” Well, a novel that chronicles 100 years of a Chilean family is likely to have this stuff…
Great! She’s a remarkable author and her style “magical realism” is unique to a few Latin American writers. Allende and Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez are among the best of the genre.
This one (shame on me!) I hadn’t heard of before. You’re adding to my to-read book list!!