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Portrait in Sepia (Daughter of Fortune, Bk 2)
Portrait in Sepia - Daughter of Fortune, Bk 2
Author: Isabel Allende, Margaret Sayers Peden (Translator)
Isabel Allende's sensuous novel about the mystery of memory — In nineteenth-century Chile, Aurora del Valle suffers a brutal trauma that erases all recollections of the first five years of her life. Raised by her regal and ambitious grandmother Paulina del Valle, Aurora grows up in a privileged environment, but is tormented by horrible nightm...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780060936365
ISBN-10: 0060936363
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 95 ratings
Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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reviewed Portrait in Sepia (Daughter of Fortune, Bk 2) on + 48 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Loved this book! So beautifully written...it gave me insight into the characters and the time period when it took place. A+ book!
Silvercat avatar reviewed Portrait in Sepia (Daughter of Fortune, Bk 2) on
Helpful Score: 2
A wonderful book, intelligently written, about the lives and secrets of a nineteenth century family. It takes you from San Francisco's Chinatown, to the turmoli of political unrest and civil war in Chile.
reviewed Portrait in Sepia (Daughter of Fortune, Bk 2) on + 113 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
A great book. Took me longer to read than other books because the descriptive intricate writing I did not want to miss, but a moving story about a woman finding her origins in the late 1880's all the way up to the early 1900's. Also has some good historical fiction/nonfiction about Chilé and Chinatown in the late 1880's. Not a book I would normally read, but read after good reviews here and would recommend again!
reviewed Portrait in Sepia (Daughter of Fortune, Bk 2) on + 10 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
A book with generations of wonderful characters. My book discussion group loved it and it has become one of our favorites so far!
reviewed Portrait in Sepia (Daughter of Fortune, Bk 2) on + 110 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
What a wonderful story! The characters are rich and well defined. Don't miss it!
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MKSbooklady avatar reviewed Portrait in Sepia (Daughter of Fortune, Bk 2) on + 989 more book reviews
Another well loved book I couldn't get into. Three days, less than 100 pages. I gave up. Couldn't see where this was going.
ajpc avatar reviewed Portrait in Sepia (Daughter of Fortune, Bk 2) on + 22 more book reviews
Great for latina studies.


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