Ines of My Soul

from thejohnsmith

I enjoyed this book - an historical novel set in the times of the Spanish conquistadors and the lives they led in South America. The story of Ines, the woman at the heart of the tale, is interesting, often surprising, sometimes a little confronting but always engaging. They were tough times.

from maryreinert

I should have liked this more as I love most of Allende's works and I have been to Peru; however, this read, at times, more like a history of Chile than a work of fiction. Perhaps it was the first person narrator that bothered me. The story is told by Inez Suarez. Born to a poor family in Spain, ...

from lauralkeet

This work of historical fiction tells the story of the Spaniards' conquest of Chile in the mid-1500s. Allende attempts to bring a unique perspective to this time period by telling the story in a woman's voice. Ines Suarez left Spain for South America in search of her lover, and ended up the life ...

from janerawoof

Vivid telling of the conquest and founding of Chile, from the viewpoint of Ines Suarez, a historical figure, dictating her memoirs to her stepdaughter, Isabel. From life as a seamstress in Spain, Ines follows her feckless husband, who has gone there attracted by the siren call of gold: El Dorado....

from claudiabowman

For some reason, I was reluctant to open this one and put it in the bottom of my stack. But once I started reading I was immediately taken in. Allende has such a wonderful style and such a way with her characters and with creating such vivid worlds. Fantastic!