Isabel Allende was born August 2, 1942. Although born in Peru, she was raised in Chile as the daughter of government official. She began her writing career as a journalist and worked throughout South America. Allende begins writing all of her novels on January 8. The tradition began when, on that date, Isabel received word that her grandfather was dying. She was so moved by the news that she began composing a letter which turned into her first …showed first 75 words of 3207 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3207 total…ves of the character. Although each book contain over 400 pages a piece, the story is easy to follow. The only disappointment came at the conclusion of Daughter of Fortune. I felt that Allende left me hanging. I wanted to know so much more about Miss Rose and Tao. I hope she writes a sequel that will give me some closure. I enjoyed the novels and would recommend them to everyone looking for great Hispanic literature.