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My name is Emilia del Valle : a novel / Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Frances Riddle.
In San Francisco in 1866, an Irish nun, abandoned following a torrid relationship with a Chilean aristocrat, gives birth to a daughter named Emilia del Valle. Raised by a loving stepfather, Emilia grows into an independent thinker and a self-sufficient young woman. To pursue her passion for writing, she is willing to defy societal norms. At the age of seventeen, she begins to publish pulp fiction using a man's pen name. When these fictional worlds can no longer satisfy her sense of adventure, she turns to journalism, convincing an editor at The Daily Examiner to hire her. There she is paired with another talented reporter, Eric Whelan. As she proves herself, her restlessness returns, until an opportunity arises to cover a brewing civil war in Chile. She seizes it, as does Eric, and while there, she meets her estranged father and delves into the violent confrontation in the country where her roots lie. As she and Eric discover love, the war escalates and Emilia finds herself in extreme danger, fearing for her life and questioning her identity and her destiny.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593975091
- ISBN: 059397509X
- Physical Description: 287 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Ballantine Books, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. Novels. |
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- 2 of 7 copies available at Sage Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County Library | ALLENDE (Isabel) (Text) | 37814003707669 | FICTION - NEW | Reshelving | - | ||
| Cook Memorial Library - La Grande | F Allende, I (Text) | 35178002081902 | New Adult Fiction | Checked out | 06/02/2025 | ||
| Hermiston Public Library | FIC ALLE (Text) | 37838000877027 | Carnegie Building | Available | - | ||
| Hood River County Library | FIC ALLENDE (Text) | 33892101041466 | Adult New Books | Checked out | 06/04/2025 | ||
| Ontario Community Library | ALLENDE, Isabel (Text) | 33330004811677 | New Book Display | In process | - | ||
| The Dalles Wasco County Library | ALLEN (Text) | 33892006853148 | New Books | Checked out | 06/02/2025 | ||
| Treasure Valley Community College Library | FIC Al547m (Text) | 32220001154851 | Adult Fiction | In process | - |
Summary:
In San Francisco in 1866, an Irish nun, abandoned following a torrid relationship with a Chilean aristocrat, gives birth to a daughter named Emilia del Valle. Raised by a loving stepfather, Emilia grows into an independent thinker and a self-sufficient young woman. To pursue her passion for writing, she is willing to defy societal norms. At the age of seventeen, she begins to publish pulp fiction using a man's pen name. When these fictional worlds can no longer satisfy her sense of adventure, she turns to journalism, convincing an editor at The Daily Examiner to hire her. There she is paired with another talented reporter, Eric Whelan. As she proves herself, her restlessness returns, until an opportunity arises to cover a brewing civil war in Chile. She seizes it, as does Eric, and while there, she meets her estranged father and delves into the violent confrontation in the country where her roots lie. As she and Eric discover love, the war escalates and Emilia finds herself in extreme danger, fearing for her life and questioning her identity and her destiny.
