Melissa Katsoulis, FT, 'Positively bursting with love, hilarity and crazy good times: sex, drugs and lesbian Buddhist monks abound in this rollicking tale of the Allende clan's life in their Californian castle, and you'll feel a hundred times richer for reading.' I love everything about Allende's sharp prose. Her story is one of stripping away her personal armour and control. It was a bit like looking at someone's holiday pictures when you have never met the people and don't really care about them. There is an airy golden magic to her writing that stirs the spirit. April 2008. It was a bit like looking at someone's holiday pictures when you have never met the people and don't really care about them. In 2004 she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Dezember 2013. The Times, 'The reader is swept along by the energy of her prose, her brilliance as a story-teller, and the sheer force and warmth of personality.' ripper. One of the most important things we can do to enrich our days (and make the sum of those days more valuable) is to connect with other people on a deeper level than the small talk we make at our first meeting. The Sum of Our Days | Allende, Isabel | ISBN: 9780007269495 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. Ultimately, The Sum of Our Days offers a unique tour of this gifted writer’s inner world and of the relationships that have become essential to her life and her work. Allende does not hold back in recounting her grief over the loss of a daughter, and The Sum of Our Days is tinged with profound sadness in places. The Sum of Our Days – A Memoir By Isabel Allende Fourth Estate £17.99 FT bookshop price: £14.39. The Sum of Our Days A Memoir. Sunday Telegraph, 'Summer Reading’. About The Sum of Our Days. Author Name: Allende, Isabel. I am still reading it. Etwas ist schiefgegangen. by Isabel Allende. Rezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 27. Be careful where you open and sample this book, because some of it is marvellous.' But The Sum of Our Days is not a tragedy; narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor, and wisdom, it is a remarkable story of life that is as exuberant and passionate as Allende herself. Dezember 2013. Publisher : HarperVia (September 29, 2020) “An inspiring and thought-provoking work.”—Denver Post. Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor, and wisdom, this remarkable memoir is as exuberant and full of life as its creator. ‘The Sum of the Days’, based on Allende’s own journals and daily correspondence with her mother in Chile, reveals the author to be a dazzling, generous, warm and hysterically funny matriarch within her swirl of family and friends. A brilliant memoir from the celebrated Chilean novelist on friends, family and life in California, her adopted home. Binding: Hardcover. "Paula" begins as a long letter as a way of giving her back the life that is ebbing away!the result is a mesmerizing story. Now, in 'The Sum of the Days', we have Isabel describe in an exceptionally vivid, human and deeply personal way her life in California where she has lived for more than 25 years. "The Sum of Our Days" is a comedy of character and of life. in the midst of winter. Finden Sie alle Bücher, Informationen zum Autor, Stöbern Sie jetzt durch unsere Auswahl beliebter Bücher aus verschiedenen Genres wie Krimi, Thriller, historische Romane oder Liebesromane, Dieser weite Weg: Roman (suhrkamp taschenbuch). Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor, and wisdom, The Sum of Our Days is a portrait of a contemporary family, tied together by the love, fierce loyalty, and stubborn determination of a beloved, indomitable matriarch. Beliebte Taschenbuch-Empfehlungen des Monats. 'No amount of acrobatics can out do the absolute core of Allende's talent: her gift for writing. Sunday Business Post 'The Sum of Our Days convinces throughout, an elegant reminder of how life influences art, and art makes sense of life.' Allende for me is pure word magic and I love the fact that her memoir is a rich tapestry of story-telling that grabs the reader by the throat as Allende makes us fly over he worlds of Chile to San Francisco, laying bare the intricate family relationships that shape us all. Her books have been translated into more than twenty-seven languages and have become bestsellers across four continents. island beneath the sea. Wählen Sie eine Sprache für Ihren Einkauf. Isabel Allende. Nachdem Sie Produktseiten oder Suchergebnisse angesehen haben, finden Sie hier eine einfache Möglichkeit, diese Seiten wiederzufinden. Seller ID: 529N4N0004LK. If we are to believe her - and I am determined to do so - her life is as rich and as wild as her fiction. She can bring even the most inert subjects to life, breathing vitality into them through her prose; if only books were people, her beloved daughter Paula would once again be alive and well.' Allende's words sparkle, fizz and jump off the page as the reader is drawn into the world of her tribe and the rich relationships of the family. It is fair to say that Isabel has never recovered from losing her daughter but has managed to survive by keeping her husband, son, grandchildren as well as close friends – kindred spirits – central to her life. New York Times 'Allende's writing is so vivid we smell the countryside, hear the sounds, see the bright birds, smell and even taste the soft fruit. She wrote it in response to her readers' wanting follow-up about her family after having read her first memoir about her daughter Paula; Paula had died as a result of a medical mistake in her 2o's. Rezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 1. Baring her soul, Allende reflects on love, marriage, motherhood, spirituality and … Bitte versuchen Sie es erneut. Allende is so intelligent and entertaining that she can spin beguiling material out of anything, from her grand--daughter's squint to the skunk that fell in the Jacuzzi. In The Sum of Our Days, internationally acclaimed author Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of the tragic death of her daughter, Paula. Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor and wisdom, The Sum of Our Days is a portrait of a contemporary family, tied together by the love, strong will, and stubborn determination of a beloved matriarch, the indomitable New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende. $9.99; $9.99; Publisher Description. The Sum of Our Days. Juni 2013. Rezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 8. She has also written a collection of stories, four memoirs, and a trilogy of children's novels. I never expected that - wasn't looking for that and wasn't disappointed - and found the book richly rewarding. 'There's nothing as boring as listening to other people's dreams,' says Isabel … Scotsman 'It's a generous, vibrant family album, testament to her passion for storytelling, and for life.' The Sum of Our Days takes up the story of Allende's life from the time of her daughter's death, and is likewise addressed to her. Wählen Sie die Kategorie aus, in der Sie suchen möchten. Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor and wisdom, The Sum of Our Days is a portrait of a contemporary family, tied together by the love, strong will, and stubborn determination of a beloved matriarch, the indomitable New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende. I adored Paula and now she moves on in celebration. The first page picks up from where Paula ends – her daughter never did wake up from her coma and died in 1992 – when Allende recounts spreading Paula’s ashes in her favourite part of the woods by their home. November 2017, Eine Person fand diese Informationen hilfreich, Rezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 20. She has also written a collection of stories, four memoirs, and a trilogy of children's novels. Publisher Harper Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor Internet Archive Language English. In The Sum of Our Days, internationally acclaimed author Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of the tragic death of her daughter, Paula. Juni 2013. Abhängig von der Lieferadresse kann die USt. "An inspiring and thought-provoking work." "An inspiring and thought-provoking work." Now, in 'The Sum of the Days', we have Isabel describe in an exceptionally vivid, human and deeply personal way her life in California where she has lived for more than 25 years. Having read Paula and the House of Spirits, I found this fascinating and I often found myself absorbed into Isabel Allende's way of viewing the way around her. It is also a moving, often humorous, recollection not only of family, but also of essential friends, including exotic, warmhearted Tabra and the wittily wise Sisters of Disorder. I love that Allende is above all a journalist and her prose is tight and sharp. There is an airy golden magic to her writing that stirs the spirit. Close The Sum of Our Days: A Memoir. A brilliant memoir from the celebrated Chilean novelist on friends, family and life in California, her adopted home. Wiederholen Sie die Anforderung später noch einmal. As ever, her writing glows with generosity and affection for all those around her.' On Sale: 09/29/2020. Because it is also and particularly a family story, so it is not just her days, but a collective of "our days." The sum of our days by Isabel Allende. Paperback : 448 pages. 0 Ratings 1 Want to read; 0 Currently reading; 0 Have read; This edition was published in January 6, 2009 by Harper Perennial — 336 pages This edition doesn't have a description yet. Finden Sie alle Bücher, Informationen zum Autor. The first page picks up from where Paula ends -- her daughter never did wake up from her coma and died in 1992 -- when Allende recounts spreading Paula's ashes in her favourite part of the woods by their home. Wir verwenden Cookies und ähnliche Tools, um Ihr Einkaufserlebnis zu verbessern, um unsere Dienste anzubieten, um zu verstehen, wie die Kunden unsere Dienste nutzen, damit wir Verbesserungen vornehmen können, und um Werbung anzuzeigen, einschließlich interessenbezogener Werbung. 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