{"title":"Chilean Authors","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-wind-knows-my-name-isabel-allende","title":"The Wind Knows My Name - Isabel Allende","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis powerful and moving novel from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Long Petal of the Sea\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVioleta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eweaves together past and present, tracing the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in the United States in 2019.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVienna, 1938. Samuel Adler is five years old when his father disappears during Kristallnacht-the night his family loses everything. As her child's safety becomes ever harder to guarantee, Samuel's mother secures a spot for him on a Kindertransport train out of Nazi-occupied Austria to England. He boards alone, carrying nothing but a change of clothes and his violin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArizona, 2019. Eight decades later, Anita DÃiaz and her mother board another train, fleeing looming danger in El Salvador and seeking refuge in the United States. But their arrival coincides with the new family separation policy, and seven-year-old Anita finds herself alone at a camp in Nogales. She escapes her tenuous reality through her trips to Azabahar, a magical world of the imagination. Meanwhile, Selena Duran, a young social worker, enlists the help of a successful lawyer in hopes of tracking down Anita's mother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntertwining past and present, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wind Knows My Name\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells the tale of these two unforgettable characters, both in search of family and home. It is both a testament to the sacrifices that parents make and a love letter to the children who survive the most unfathomable dangers-and never stop dreaming.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsabel Allende Llona\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Chilean-American novelist. Allende, who writes in the \"magic realism\" tradition, is considered one of the first successful women novelists in Latin America. She has written novels based in part on her own experiences, often focusing on the experiences of women, weaving myth and realism together. She has lectured and done extensive book tours and has taught literature at several US colleges. She currently resides in California with her husband. Allende adopted U.S. citizenship in 2003.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Archive","offers":[{"title":"New - Hardcover","offer_id":45325660356925,"sku":"","price":27.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/0831\/3917\/files\/9780593598108_cfl.jpg?v=1685755201"}],"url":"https:\/\/thebookarchive.ca\/collections\/chilean-authors.oembed","provider":"The Book Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}