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Maya's notebook
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- Book Synopsis
- The author of 'The House of the Spirits' returns with a gritty yet transcendent tale of teenage addiction.Abandoned by her parents as a baby, Maya has been brought up by her tough grandmother Nini and her gentle grandfather Popo. But at school, the teenage Maya finds herself drawn towards the wrong crowd. Before she knows what's happened, Maya's life has turned into one of drug addiction and crime.Things go from bad to worse as Maya disappears into the criminal underworld. To save her from her old associates, Nini sends Maya to a remote island off the coast of Chile.Safe amongst her new neighbours, Maya feels compelled to write her story and slowly she begins to heal. But can she learn to live with her scars, and will her past ever catch up with her?
- About The Author
- Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is the author of nine novels, including Inès of My Soul,Daughter of Fortune, and Portrait in Sepia. She has also written a collection of stories, four memoirs, and a trilogy of children's novels. Her books have been translated into more than twenty-seven languages and have become bestsellers across four continents. In 2004 she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Isabel Allende lives in California.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780007482856
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- 4th Estate, (28 January 2014)
- Number of Pages
- 387
- Weight
- 280 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 25 mm
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