April 10, 2022
Violeta by Isabel Allende
After her parents have five sons, their daughter Violeta was born on a stormy night in 1920. During her long life, Violeta will live through two world wars, the Great Depression, the coming of women's rights, and two world pandemics. Her father's fortune does not survive the Great Depression, and the family is forced to relocate to the Patagonia region at the southern tip of Chile, a wild but incredibly beautiful area that she will keep coming back to throughout her life. She lives a life of love and passion, wealth and poverty, joy and loss, and with a sense of humor. She recounts her life in the form of a letter to her son, the best-loved person in her life.
Isabel Allende is one of my favorite authors and this one did not disappoint. Violeta lives life to the fullest, the way we would all like to. I had to look up the region at the tip of Chile and it's just as beautiful as the main character describes. Highly recommended.
Patagonia
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