Isabel Allende - A Casa dos Espíritos

In this stunning debut novel, Isabel Allende constructs a universe filled with spirits and deeply human, multifaceted characters. Among them is Esteban Trueba, the patriarch, obsessed with his land and with a consuming, unattainable passion for his wife.

Clara, the elusive and mysterious matriarch, possesses supernatural powers—she predicts the family's tragedies and shapes the fate of the house and the Trueba lineage. Their daughter Blanca, gentle yet rebellious, falls in love with the son of her father’s foreman—an affair that earns Esteban’s scorn, even though their love gives birth to Alba, his cherished granddaughter: a radiant beauty, passionate and strong-willed. The passions, struggles, and secrets of the Trueba family unfold across three generations and a century of sweeping change. Set against a backdrop of revolution and counter-revolution, Allende brings to life a family bound by ties of love and hatred—bonds ultimately stronger and more enduring than the political loyalties that threaten to tear them apart.