In the Midst of Winter: A Novel - Brossura

"A timely message about immigration and the meaning of home." (People)

"It’s when revealing the characters’ harrowing past lives in other countries that the generous and unflagging energy that characterized Allende’s debut, The House of the Spirits, can most clearly be felt." (San Francisco Chronicle)

“[In the Midst of Winter] forthrightly embraces both harsh realities and whimsy, pleasure and pain in this buoyant adventure, a heartfelt story of resilience and respect that seems just the thing to help us through these darkest of days in our land of exiles.” (The Seattle Times)

"Allende uses imagination to help readers gain a better understanding of what the immigrant experience is really like for many people in this country." (Chicago Reader)

"Devotees of Allende’s forays into magical realism (The House of Spirits, The Stories of Eva Luna) will find the universe she creates here—an account of earthly lives lived in an earthly setting—more madcap and macabre." (Newsday)

"A syntactically beautiful story with the twists and turns of a telenovela and warmth at its center." (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

"Allende's latest tale is heartfelt and raw... The interactions between the characters is well thought out and deep. Readers will come to love them and experience the heartbreak and joy both of their past, present, and future."
  (RT Book Reviews)

"The lesson is clear in both book and life—passion is possible. So is survival and change and making a difference in the world, in Isabel Allende’s grand and inimitable style." (The New Orleans Advocate)

"Isabel Allende brings her poetic and compassionate eye to In the Midst of Winter, [which] is being compared with her masterpiece The House of the Spirits."
  (CBS' WATCH! Magazine)

"Isabel Allende’s masterful blend of history, suspense, and rising passion makes for yet another riveting novel." (BBC America)

Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is the author of a number of bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including The House of the Spirits, Of Love and Shadows, Eva Luna, The Stories of Eva Luna, Paula, and The Japanese Lover. Her books have been translated into more than thirty-five languages and have sold more than 65 million copies worldwide. She is the receipient of the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and she divides her time between California and Chile.