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Violence
Some
Political violence and revolution; some deaths
Language
Barely any
Literary prose; no profanity
Sexual Content
A lot
Multiple sexual relationships across Eva's life; some explicit content; the novel includes the sexual exploitation of a young woman
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
Some
The psychological resilience of a woman who has survived too much; the question of what stories can save and what they can't
What this book is about
Eva Luna, an illegitimate girl raised by a mestiza servant in an unnamed Latin American country, survives poverty, exploitation, and political upheaval through her extraordinary gift for storytelling. Isabel Allende's third novel is rich with magical realism, revolution, and the power of narrative as survival.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Explicit sexual content throughout Eva's adult life
Sexual exploitation in her early years
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