{"product_id":"the-house-of-the-spirits-by-isabel-allende-9781501117015","title":"The House of the Spirits","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNow an original series on Prime Video!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \"spectacular... absorbing and distinguished work... is a unique achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and future of Latin America\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e, which introduced Isabel Allende as one of the world's most gifted storytellers, brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of the Trueba family. The patriarch Esteban is a volatile, proud man whose voracious pursuit of political power is tempered only by his love for his delicate wife Clara, a woman with a mystical connection to the spirit world. When their daughter Blanca embarks on a forbidden love affair in defiance of her implacable father, the result is an unexpected gift to Esteban: his adored granddaughter Alba, a beautiful and strong-willed child who will lead her family and her country into a revolutionary future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most important novels of the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e is an enthralling epic that spans decades and lives, weaving the personal and the political into a universal story of love, magic, and fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643344077036,"sku":"9781501117015","price":51.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2f9f996f98cecebd1e18f10210d79c04.jpg?v=1779228471","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-house-of-the-spirits-by-isabel-allende-9781501117015","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}