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The House of the Spirits

by Isabel Allende

Book 3 in the The House of the Spirits Trilogy series.

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The Trueba family rises from a decaying estate into wealth and political influence as patriarch Esteban tries to control land, household and descendants. Clara’s spiritual gifts, Blanca’s forbidden relationship and Alba’s later political commitments resist his authority across several generations.

Set in a country recognisably based on Chile, the family chronicle moves from oligarchic society through reform, socialist government and military coup. Private violence and national repression echo one another, while the women’s notebooks preserve a history that dictatorship attempts to silence.