Plan Infinito, El, (Paperback)

from MarysGirl

From the back: "In her first novel set in the United States and portraying American characters, bestselling author Isabel Allende weaves a vivid and engrossing tale of one man's search for love, and his struggle to come to terms with a childhood of poverty and neglect. As he journeys from the His...

from mathrocks

I was expecting a book that was a kind of cross between Allende's usual subjects and a view of Americana and American culture (such as by Paul Auster). This did partially happen, but not as much as I hoped. On the plus side, much of the book has the kind of soaring prose and surrealism (if that i...

from MarysGirl

From the back: "In her first novel set in the United States and portraying American characters, bestselling author Isabel Allende weaves a vivid and engrossing tale of one man's search for love, and his struggle to come to terms with a childhood of poverty and neglect. As he journeys from the His...

from ariesblue

Gregory Reeves a son of a traveling preacher who settles in the Hispanic section of Los Angeles ,grows up experiencing life as a member of a minority group within the community. Local gang members make his life a nightmare,always attacking him being the only (white) boy in the district. Eventuall...

from Andi182

For me this was a book that escapes from the so peculiar style of Allende. The majority of her books has as scenario the beautiful landscapes of Chile, but this one is in America, California, more precisely. Although the place is different Allend arranged a way to give it an exotic atmosphere, wi...