Paula: A Memoir by Isabel Allende

Paula: A Memoir

Isabel Allende with Margaret Sayers Peden (Translator)

480 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
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When her daughter, Paula, became gravely ill and fell into a coma, Isabel Allende began to write the story of her family for her unconscious child. Bizarre ancestors are introduced; delightful and bitter childhood memories are shared; amazing anec...

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4.17
based on 2,549 reviews

Moods

emotional: 93%

sad: 81%

reflective: 71%

inspiring: 42%

challenging: 20%

dark: 18%

hopeful: 18%

informative: 15%

funny: 8%

tense: 8%

adventurous: 4%

mysterious: 4%

lighthearted: 3%

relaxing: 1%


Pace

5% of readers chose fast
52% of readers chose medium
41% of readers chose slow
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