Paula: A Memoir by Isabel Allende

Pauline F. Siebens: Great writing. Kept me interested.

United States on Jun 28, 2023

Susan: I read Isabel Allene’s book, “My Invented Country,” and saw a review of “Paula,” It turned out to be a book that was difficult to put down.It is part history, part autobiographical, and most of all a memoir of her late daughter. It was hard for me to just stop after finishing the book because I felt like I know Isabel Allende. I rarely read fiction but I plan on reading her novels and I look forward to seeing Violeta translated into English. This book is truly the best book I have read in a long time.

United States on Dec 25, 2021

Ms. Natalie Robinson Garfield: An extraordinary book! Perhaps the most memorable memoir ever written! A courageous telling of life, death, love, and experiences. The history of South American history, along with deeply personal experiences told and lived by Isabell Allende.
An extremely unique book!

United States on Nov 05, 2021

Renata - autora de O Jardim de Chloe: A story that had everything to be just plain sad, told in a way that make it as delicate, strong and even poetic as it can be!

Brazil on Jan 05, 2021

Anne Cromack: I loved every word, she has a brilliant way with words !

Will look for other books by Isabel Allende.

Canada on Jul 11, 2020

Cliente de Amazon: El libro es mi favorito, lo he leído reiteradamente en español, pero quise aventurarme a leerlo en otro idioma. Con respecto a la copia física que recibí, pues se nota que le falta un poco de calidad a la impresión, el detalle más notorio es que vienen algunas páginas mal cortadas y pegadas una a la otra, aunque solo es en los bordes y no impide la lectura, es por eso que le doy esta calificación. Con respecto al contenido, simplemente debo alabar a la escritora, de la cual he leído muchos otros libros. Como recomendación, primero sugeriria leer "La casa de los espíritus" ya que será mucho más agradable leer Paula, y más adelante, si te agrada la historia, podrías buscar "La suma de los días".

Mexico on Aug 17, 2017

Naomi Yalin: This is a fascinating really well researched little book. It tells the story of three periods in the establishment of the State of Israel, beginning with the involvement of the British Lord Wedgwood in the promotion of the Zionist project and continuing with the tale of a ship that bore the British lord's name - the "Wedgwood" as it brought Jewish refugees after the Holocaust to what was then the British Mandate of Palestine, and later as the flagship of the newly created Israeli navy. The book is simply written and easily understandable. It provides a rich and accurate picture of the human effort and suffering involved during those years in bringing large numbers of refugees in overcrowded and poorly equipped ships over the Mediterranean with many interesting quotations and anecdotes that have not been published before.Kerman provides a well-founded critical view of the actions of those responsible for the ship in the different periods of its use, which roused some controversy in present-day Israel. Well worth a read.

United States on Feb 11, 2016

Sharon Inzunza: Very good condition

Canada on Oct 18, 2014

lithespirit: A writer who can make you laugh, smile, and cry in the same chapter is indeed a writer to be cherished. Such is the case with Allende's Paula. As a mother, I suffered with Allende's description of her struggle to keep her comatose daughter alive, yet amid the tragedy she could digress and recall earlier periods of laughter and funny irony. Even in the midst of the anguish of trying to find a way to communicate with her inert daughter, she found comic relief in the drama of the lives of other patients in the hospital. The author provides compelling stories of her early childhood, great loves, and introduces a parade of interesting characters. All these are gently interwoven with a description of historical events and political turmoil in Chile creating a provocative glimpse of an era which I suspect most US readers were probably unaware. A tender and sensitive description of loss, tragedy, and of finding peace, Paula is indeed one of my more revered reads for this year.

United States on Sep 16, 2008