Violeta : a novel
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Riddle, Frances, translator.
Published
New York : Ballantine Books, [2022].
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Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
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322 pages ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : Ballantine Books, [2022].
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English

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Published in Spanish by Plaza & Janes, a member of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Barcelona, Spain.
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Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first girl in a family with five boisterous sons. From the start, her life is marked by extraordinary events, for the ripples of the Great War are still being felt, even as the Spanish flu arrives on the shores of her South American homeland almost at the moment of her birth. Through her father’s prescience, the family will come through that crisis unscathed, only to face a new one as the Great Depression transforms the genteel city life she has known. Her family loses everything and is forced to retreat to a wild and beautiful but remote part of the country. There, she will come of age, and her first suitor will come calling. She tells her story in the form of a letter to someone she loves above all others, recounting times of devastating heartbreak and passionate affairs, poverty and wealth, terrible loss and immense joy. Her life is shaped by some of the most important events of history: the fight for women’s rights, the rise and fall of tyrants, and ultimately not one, but two pandemics. Through the eyes of a woman whose unforgettable passion, determination, and sense of humor carry her through a lifetime of upheaval, Isabel Allende once more brings us an epic that is both fiercely inspiring and deeply emotional.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Allende, I., & Riddle, F. (2022). Violeta: a novel (First U.S. edition.). Ballantine Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Allende, Isabel and Frances, Riddle. 2022. Violeta: A Novel. Ballantine Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Allende, Isabel and Frances, Riddle. Violeta: A Novel Ballantine Books, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Allende, Isabel,, and Frances Riddle. Violeta: A Novel First U.S. edition., Ballantine Books, 2022.

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