The Resource Portrait in sepia : a novel, Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden
Portrait in sepia : a novel, Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden
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The item Portrait in sepia : a novel, Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- After suffering a brutal trauma, Aurora del Valle cannot remember the first five years of her life. Raised by her ambitious grandmother, the regal Paulina del Valle, she enjoys a life of privilege. Yet nothing offers protection from the horrible nightmares that torment her. When she is betrayed by the man she loves, Aurora, bereft and alone, decides to unravel the tangled mystery of her past. An epic story rich with historical detail, infused with atmosphere, and intimate in its probing of human character, Portrait in Sepia is vintage Isabel Allende: a story that illuminates the complexity of family ties and the heart of a strong and unforgettable woman
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First HarperVia paperback.
- Extent
- viii, 386 pages
- Isbn
- 9780063021730
- Label
- Portrait in sepia : a novel
- Title
- Portrait in sepia
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden
- Subject
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- Death -- Fiction
- Families -- Chile -- Fiction
- Family secrets -- Fiction
- Grandmothers -- Fiction
- Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Marriage -- Fiction
- Memory -- Fiction
- Nightmares -- Fiction
- Photography -- Fiction
- Women photographers -- Fiction
- Betrayal -- Fiction
- Chile -- History -- 1824-1920 -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- After suffering a brutal trauma, Aurora del Valle cannot remember the first five years of her life. Raised by her ambitious grandmother, the regal Paulina del Valle, she enjoys a life of privilege. Yet nothing offers protection from the horrible nightmares that torment her. When she is betrayed by the man she loves, Aurora, bereft and alone, decides to unravel the tangled mystery of her past. An epic story rich with historical detail, infused with atmosphere, and intimate in its probing of human character, Portrait in Sepia is vintage Isabel Allende: a story that illuminates the complexity of family ties and the heart of a strong and unforgettable woman
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Allende, Isabel
- Illustrations
- genealogical tables
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- In English, translated from the Spanish
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Peden, Margaret Sayers
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Families
- Grandmothers
- Women photographers
- Family secrets
- Nightmares
- Memory
- Man-woman relationships
- Marriage
- Betrayal
- Death
- Loss (Psychology)
- Photography
- Chile
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Portrait in sepia : a novel, Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000069322786
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- First HarperVia paperback.
- Extent
- viii, 386 pages
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780063021730
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- genealogical table
- Label
- Portrait in sepia : a novel, Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000069322786
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- First HarperVia paperback.
- Extent
- viii, 386 pages
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780063021730
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- genealogical table
Subject
- Death -- Fiction
- Families -- Chile -- Fiction
- Family secrets -- Fiction
- Grandmothers -- Fiction
- Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Marriage -- Fiction
- Memory -- Fiction
- Nightmares -- Fiction
- Photography -- Fiction
- Women photographers -- Fiction
- Betrayal -- Fiction
- Chile -- History -- 1824-1920 -- Fiction
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