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A House Somewhere - tales of life abroad by Isabel Allende
24.99 NZD
34.00 (26% off)
Category: Lonely Planet | Series: Lonely Planet Travel Literature
We've all dreamt of escaping to a House Somewhere. In this collection some of the finest names in contemporary travel writing reveal the perils and pleasures of exchanging the familiar for the foreign.
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
22.99 NZD
Category: Contemporary Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
The Sunday Times bestseller Victor Dalmau is a young doctor when he is caught up in the Spanish Civil War, a tragedy that leaves his life and the fate of his country forever changed. Together with his sister-in-law, he is forced out of his beloved Barcelona and into exile in Chile. There, they find them ...Show more
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
36.99 NZD
Category: Contemporary Fiction
September 2, 1939, the day of the Spanish exiles' splendid arrival in Chile, the Second World War broke out in Europe. Victor Dalmau is a young doctor when he is caught up in the Spanish Civil War, a tragedy that leaves his life - and the fate of his country - forever changed. Together with his sister-i ...Show more
City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende
34.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: City of the Beasts Ser.
Staid 15-year-old Alex has flown to New York to live with his grandmother. After passing the first of her tests for him - a girl who cons him out of all of his possessions - he must accompany the formidable old lady on a trip to the Amazon - in search of a fabled head-hunting tribe. Hardback
City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende
22.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: City of the Beasts Ser. | Reading Level: good
An ecological romance with a pulsing heart, equal parts Rider Haggard and Chico Buarque - one of the world's greatest and most beloved storytellers broadens her style and reach with a Amazonian adventure story that will appeal to all ages. Fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold has the chance to take the trip ...Show more
City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende
22.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar
A search for the Beast, a Yeti-like creature within the heart of the Amazon, becomes a quest for self-discovery in this young adult coming-of-age story filled with international adventure, rich mythology, and magical realism from globally celebrated novelist Isabel Allende. Fifteen-year-old Alexander C ...Show more
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
14.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
A magnificent sweeping tale from the international bestselling author of 'The House of the Spirits'. Set in Anglophile Chile and goldrush California during the middle years of the nineteenth century, this magnificent romance tells the story of English foundling Eliza Sommers who grows up in the bustling ...Show more
Enduring Spirit by Isabel Allende
65.99 NZD
Category: Coffee Table Books
Photographer Phil Borges' collections of photographs of the indigenous and tribal peoples around the world, together with Isabel Allende's text, is a testament to the strength and inherent dignity of the human spirit.
Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
27.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction
The author has invested an unforgettable heroine, placed her against the background of a turbulent South American country, and give her a life where love, politics, tragedy and disaster all play their part. By the author of "The House of the Spirits".
Eva Luna: Popular Penguins by Isabel Allende
12.99 NZD
15.99 (18% off)
Category: Classic Books | Series: Popular Penguins Ser.
In her opulent novel, Eva Luna, Isabel Allende uses exquisite prose to describe the survival of a young Latin American woman whose powers as a storyteller bring her friendship and love, during a time of political unrest in South America. Born in the back room of the mansion where her mother is a servan ...Show more
Forest of the Pygmies by Isabel Allende
22.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction | Reading Level: very good
From one of the world's best loved storytellers, the trilogy that began with City of the Beasts comes to a thrilling climax. Alexander Cold knows all too well his grandmother Kate is never far from an adventure. When National Geographic commissions her to write an article about the first elephant-led sa ...Show more
Forest of the Pygmies 3/3 by Isabel Allende
34.99 NZD
39.99 (12% off)
Category: Fiction
From one of the world's best-loved storytellers comes a magical novel of adventure and discovery.Alexander Cold knows all too well his grandmother Kate is never far from an adventure. When International Geographic commissions her to write an article about the first elephant-led safaris in Africa, the pa ...Show more