Del Valle Family Series

This sweeping saga chronicles the lives of a prominent South American family, weaving together political intrigue, passionate romance, and supernatural occurrences. While each installment focuses on different generations and characters, they are all united by a powerful family legacy and enduring secrets. The narratives are rich with love, loss, and the search for identity amidst tumultuous historical backdrops. It's an epic journey for readers who appreciate sprawling family chronicles touched by magical realism.

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Daughter of fortune
Isabel Allende
416 pages
15 hours of reading
An orphan raised in Valparaiso, Chile, by a Victorian spinster and her rigid brother, vivacious young Eliza Sommers follows her lover to California during the Gold Rush of 1849. Entering a rough-and-tumble world of new arrivals driven mad by gold fever, Eliza moves in a society of single men and prostitutes with the help of her good friend and savior, the Chinese doctor Tao Chi'en. California opens the door to a new life of freedom and independence to the young Chilean, and her search for her elusive lover gradually turns into another kind of journey. By the time she finally hears news of him, Eliza must decide who her true love really is.
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4.0
Portrait in Sepia
Isabel Allende
As a young girl, Aurora del Valle suffered a brutal trauma that has shaped her character and erased from her mind all recollection of the first five years of her life. When she finds herself alone at the end of an unhappy love affair, she decides to explore the mystery of her past.
2
4.0
The House of the Spirits
Isabel Allende
496 pages
18 hours of reading
The Trueba family embodies strong feelings. This family saga starts at the beginning of the 20th century and continues through the assassination of Allende in 1973.
3
4.4

Recommended Reading Order

Daughter of fortune

Portrait in Sepia

The House of the Spirits