by Isabel Allende · Rayo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780060936358
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«Retrato en Sepia» is the historical novel by Isabel Allende, published by Rayo in paperback (352 pages, in Spanish).
In late nineteenth-century Chile, Aurora del Valle suffers a trauma that erases her first five years. Raised by her grandmother Paulina del Valle, she grows up in a comfortable environment but tormented by nightmares. After a romantic betrayal, she decides to investigate her past and discovers family secrets that help her redefine her identity.
Published in 2002, this novel features the return of characters from 'Hija de la fortuna' and 'La casa de los espíritus'.
For readers of historical fiction and Isabel Allende's narrative, especially those who have read 'Hija de la fortuna'.
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits and City of the Beasts, which have been commercially successful. Allende has been called "the world's most widely read Spanish-language author." In 2004, Allende was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 2010, she received Chile's National Literature Prize. President Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
