{"product_id":"paula-a-memoir","title":"Paula: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Beautiful and heartrending. . . . Memoir, autobiography, epicedium, perhaps even some fiction: they are all here, and they are all quite wonderful.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this literary classic, New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende recalls the story of her beloved daughter and her remarkable family's history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her daughter, Paula, became gravely ill and fell into a coma, Isabel Allende began to write the story of her family for her unconscious child. Bizarre ancestors are introduced; delightful and bitter childhood memories are shared; amazing anecdotes of youthful years are relived, and the most intimate secrets are quietly passed along. Like Allende's first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e, this powerful memoir exploring grief and loss is infused with the real, the magical, and the spiritual, creating a haunting, sad, and beautiful tale about an unbreakable mother-daughter relationship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does a mother cope when her daughter's life hangs in the balance?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Mother's Unconditional Love: \u003c\/b\u003e Written at her daughter's bedside, Allende pours her heart onto the page, creating an intimate testament to a bond that even a coma cannot break.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Unforgettable Family Saga: \u003c\/b\u003e Journey through Allende's past as she introduces bizarre ancestors, relives cherished childhood memories, and shares her family's most intimate secrets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLiterary Memoir: \u003c\/b\u003e A powerful work of autobiography that reads like a novel, blending fact with the lyrical style that made \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e a worldwide phenomenon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Spiritual Journey: \u003c\/b\u003e Faced with the unthinkable, Allende explores the borders between life and death, consciousness and the unknown, in a narrative infused with the real, the magical, and the spiritual.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harpervia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51947929043175,"sku":"9780063021792","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_085d690c-ff07-4a70-86e3-46720639dc16.jpg?v=1775503768","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/paula-a-memoir","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}