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By (author) Allende Isabel; Translated by Riddle Frances

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The extraordinary story of an unforgettable young woman whose tale of love and war, discovery and redemption, takes us from nineteenth-century San Francisco to Santiago

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”A spellbinding masterpiece” SANTA MONTEFIORE
”Isabel Allende is a literary treasure” KRISTIN HANNAH

Emilia del Valle was always destined for great things.

Abandoned at birth by her Chilean aristocrat father, Emilia comes of age in nineteenth-century San Francisco as an independent and fiercely ambitious young woman, decades ahead of her time. She will do whatever it takes to pursue her life’s passion for writing, even if it means publishing under a man’s name.

When Emilia lands a position as a journalist for the Daily Examiner, her unwavering sense of adventure – and new-found determination to survive in her own name – leads her to seize the chance to cover a brewing civil war in Chile alongside another talented reporter.

But the assignment offers Emilia more than just an opportunity to prove herself as a writer. Before long she embarks on a treacherous, life-changing journey in a homeland she never knew, to uncover the truth about her father – and herself.

A masterclass in historical storytelling from Isabel Allende, My Name is Emilia del Valle is a powerful tale of love and war, told by a valiant young woman who confronts monumental challenges, survives and reinvents herself along the way.

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A deeply researched historical adventure, excavating both romantic and journalistic exploits with verve and passion … The upheaval that Emilia del Valle recounts in 1891 is our clarion call in 2025

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Seamlessly blending history with fiction, Allende vividly brings to life one of the most gruesome parts of 19th-century Chile’s history and its lasting impact … My Name is Emilia del Valle is the perfect addition to the Del Valle literary universe

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Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is a literary living legend and phenomenon. With 77 million books sold, she is the most-read author in the Spanish language throughout the world, and a blockbuster international bestseller of adult novels. A novelist, feminist and philanthropist, Isabel won worldwide acclaim in 1982 with her first novel, The House of the Spirits. Her work has been translated into over 42 languages, and received the PEN Center Lifetime Achievement Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She lives in California.

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The extraordinary story of an unforgettable young woman whose tale of love and war, discovery and redemption, takes us from nineteenth-century San Francisco to Santiago

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Internationally beloved and bestselling author: Allende’s books have been translated into more than forty-two languages, selling over seventy-seven million copies across the world. Her fans include Khaled Hosseini, Barbara Kingsolver and Colum McCann

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An unforgettable heroine: Emilia del Valle is a force to be reckoned with. Fans of the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling Violeta will be delighted by Isabel Allende’s latest heroine

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My Name is Emilia del Valle received rave reviews in hardback from Kristin Hannah, the Washington Post and more