Blogs in October 2022

Humiliation 20th October 2022

Pride and disgrace. Nostalgia and revenge. Tenderness and seduction. From the dusty backstreets of Santiago and the sun-baked alleyways of impoverished fishing villages to the dark stairwells of urban apartment blocks, Paulina Flores paints an intimate picture of a...

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My Invented Country 21st May 2022

The life story of Isabel Allende – one of the world’s favourite writers – is as exotic, passionate and inspiring as one of her novels. Just three when her parents divorced, Isabel Allende was raised in her grandparents’ home...

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I Lived on Butterfly Hill 25th September 2021

An eleven-year-old’s world is upended by political turmoil in this “lyrically ambitious tale of exile and reunification” (Kirkus Reviews) from an award-winning poet, based on true events in Chile. Celeste Marconi is a dreamer. She lives peacefully among friends...

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We Were Never Here 4th August 2021

REESE WITHERSPOON’S NEW BOOK CLUB PICK August 2021 On holiday in Chile with her best friend Kristen, Emily is having the time of her life.Until one night, she finds their hotel suite covered in blood.Kristen claims a backpacker attacked...

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The Loss Report 8th March 2021

A tale of loyalty, betrayal, love and hate. An ex-assassin thought he’d found sanctuary in his Chilean vineyard. He was wrong. ‘Colm lowered his gun and looked up to see clouds appearing from nowhere. He knew it would happen...

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