Eva Luna: A Novel for Readers

Introducing her most enchanting creation, Eva Luna, a lover, a writer, a revolutionary, and above all a storyteller, New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende's remarkable novel has been praised as "A remarkable novel" by The Washington Post.

Eva Luna, the daughter of a professor's assistant and a snake-bitten gardener, was born poor and orphaned at an early age, working as a servant. Naturally gifted and imaginative, Eva is a storyteller who meets people from all walks of life. Despite her lack of wealth, she trades her stories like currency with those who show her kindness. In this novel, she shares the story of her own life and introduces readers to a diverse and eccentric cast of characters.

Among them is the Lebanese émigré who befriends Eva and takes her in, her unfortunate godmother whose rum-addled brain believes in all the Catholic saints and a few of her own invention, a street urchin who grows into a petty criminal and later becomes a leader in the guerrilla struggle, a celebrated transsexual entertainer who instructs Eva in the ways of the adult world, and a young refugee whose flight from postwar Europe will prove crucial to Eva's fate.

As Eva recounts her story, Isabel Allende conjures up a whole complex South American nation, encompassing the rich and the poor, the simple and the sophisticated. The novel is replete with character and incident, drama and comedy and history, battles and passions, rebellions and reunions, celebrating the power of imagination to create a better world.

Through Eva's narrative, readers are immersed in a vibrant and diverse tapestry of experiences, from the lives of the marginalized to the influential, all woven together by the thread of Eva's captivating storytelling. Allende's masterful portrayal of Eva Luna's journey is a testament to the transformative power of imagination and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

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