My Name is Emilia del Valle

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this “stunning” (People), “riveting” (Entertainment Weekly) historical novel, a young writer journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her father—and herself.** “All of Allende’s books, My Name Is Emilia del Valle included, have the epic feel of a major Hollywood film.”—Associated Press In San Francisco in 1866, an Irish nun, abandoned following a torrid relationship with a Chilean aristocrat, gives birth to a daughter named Emilia del Valle. Raised by a loving stepfather, Emilia grows into an independent thinker and a self-sufficient young woman. To pursue her passion for writing, she is willing to defy societal norms. At the age of seventeen, she begins to publish pulp fiction using a man’s pen name. When these fictional worlds can no longer satisfy her sense of adventure, she turns to journalism, convincing an editor at The Daily Examiner to hire her. There she is paired with another talented reporter, Eric Whelan. As she proves herself, her restlessness returns, until an opportunity arises to cover a brewing civil war in Chile. She seizes it, as does Eric, and while there, she meets her estranged father and delves into the violent confrontation in the country where her roots lie. As she and Eric discover love, the war escalates and Emilia finds herself in extreme danger, fearing for her life and questioning her identity and her destiny. A riveting tale of self-discovery and love from one of the most masterful storytellers of our time, My Name Is Emilia del Valle introduces a character who will never let hold of your heart.

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San Francisco, 1866. Molly Walsh is an Irish nun, seduced and abandoned by a Chilean aristocrat before her daughter, Emilia del Valle Walsh is born. Raised by her mother and stepfather in the heart of a humble Mexican neighborhood, Emilia grows into a bright and independent young woman, challenging social norms in the pursuit of writing, her first love and passion.At just sixteen Emilia is writing successful adventure novels under the pseudonym Brandon J. Price, and before long she secures a position as a columnist at the San Francisco Examiner, travelling for the first time to New York City, where a new love - passionate but short-lived - changes everything. She returns to San Francisco heartbroken, but with a newfound determination to survive in her own name.Santiago, 1891. Emilia finds herself in a nation on the brink of an abyss. While covering news of the civil war unfolding in Chile, she goes she goes in search of another story - of the del Valle family whose legacy is her birth right, and what became of the father who abandoned them. Enduring violence on the battlefield, in hospital and in prison, Emilia's own journey becomes one of loves lost and found, leading her into the heart of the homeland she never knew.Another masterclass in historical storytelling from Isabel Allende, My Name is Emilia del Valle is a powerful tale of love and war, discovery and redemption, told by a valiant young woman who confronts monumental challenges, survives, and reinvents herself along the way.

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Isabel Allende (Auteur) - Verschenen op 06/05/2025 bij Bloomsbury Libri

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Pages: 304, Edition: 1, Paperback, Bloomsbury Publishing