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My name is Emilia del Valle : a novel / Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Frances Riddle.

Allende, Isabel, (author.).

Summary:

"In San Francisco in 1866, an Irish nun, abandoned following a torrid relationship with a Chilean aristocrat, gives birth to a daughter named Emilia del Valle. Raised by a loving stepfather, Emilia grows into an independent thinker and a self-sufficient young woman. To pursue her passion for writing, she is willing to defy societal norms. At the age of seventeen, she begins to publish pulp fiction using a man's pen name. When these fictional worlds can no longer satisfy her sense of adventure, she turns to journalism, convincing an editor at The Daily Examiner to hire her. There she is paired with another talented reporter, Eric Whelan. As she proves herself, her restlessness returns, until an opportunity arises to cover a brewing civil war in Chile. She seizes it, as does Eric, and while there, she meets her estranged father and delves into the violent confrontation in the country where her roots lie. As she and Eric discover love, the war escalates and Emilia finds herself in extreme danger, fearing for her life and questioning her identity and her destiny."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593975091 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 287 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First U.S. edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2025]

Content descriptions

Language Note:
Translated from the Spanish.
Subject: Absentee fathers > Fiction.
Civil war > Chile > Fiction.
Journalists > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Women authors > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 3 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch FIC Allen 31681010417756 FICTION Checked out 09/27/2025
Lakeshore Branch NEW FIC Allen 31681010417764 FICTION Checked out 10/08/2025
Stroud Branch NEW FIC Allen 31681010417772 FICTION Available -


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