{"product_id":"eva-luna","title":"Eva Luna","description":" **\u003cb\u003eThe remarkable novel from the multi-million-bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe House of the Spirits \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Japanese Lover**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet the unforgettable Eva Luna: a lover, a writer, a revolutionary and above all, a storyteller. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEva Luna\u003c\/b\u003e is the daughter of a professor's assistant and a snake-bitten gardener – born poor, orphaned at an early age and working as a servant. Eva is a naturally gifted and imaginative storyteller who meets people from all walks of life. Though she has no wealth, she trades her stories like currency with people who are kind to her. As she shares her stories, she introduces an eccentric cast of characters: the Lebanese émigré who takes her in, her Catholic godmother who believes in saints, a street urchin who grows up to be the leader of the guerrilla struggle, a celebrated trans cabaret star and a young refugee whose flight from postwar Europe will change Eva's life forever. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e As \u003cb\u003eEva\u003c\/b\u003e tells her story, Isabel Allende brings to life a complex South American country – the rich, the poor, the sophisticated – in a novel that celebrates the power of imagination and storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Isabel Allende’s \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEva Luna: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003cb\u003eVibrant\u003c\/b\u003e, colourful characters; the ordinary fused with the grotesque; a Latin American setting, tropical this time; vivid, elegant narrative. The narrator, Eva Luna, is herself \u003cb\u003ea story-teller in the Allende tradition\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An evident \u003cb\u003eaffection for words\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ecompassion for the oppressed\u003c\/b\u003e and the inarticulate, the daring ambition to draw cross-sections of whole societies . . . \u003cb\u003eAllende's work glows\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003cb\u003eSumptuous\u003c\/b\u003e . . .  a tale that spans forty years and moves from a surreal jungle to a modern-day urban capital where even the most apolitical are driven to risky anti-government activities’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Allende rearranges reality with a blend of \u003cb\u003ememories, mysticism and imagination\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ‘A \u003cb\u003eremarkable\u003c\/b\u003e novel, one in which a cascade of stories tumbled out before the reader, \u003cb\u003estories vivid and passionate and human\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003cb\u003eMagnificent\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Allende is a prodigious fabulist, \u003cb\u003eweaving extraordinary tales\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   ","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317554258302,"sku":"NW9781471173431","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781471173431.jpg?v=1778657147","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/eva-luna","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}