My Name Is Emilia del Valle

My Name Is Emilia del ValleNATIONAL BESTSELLER In this stunning (People), riveting (Entertainment Weekly) historical novel, a young writer journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her fatherand herself. All of Allendes books, My Name Is Emilia del Valle included, have the epic feel of a major Hollywood film.Associated Press In San Francisco in 1866, an Irish nun, abandoned following a torrid relationship with a Chilean aristocrat, gives birth to a daughter named

and wholeheartedly authentic in depicting the frustrations and triumphs of motherhood in all its messiness

the spotlight is brighter than she imagined

But will Hawthorne take the call

An evening of reconnection followed by a night of no-strings-attached passion with Alec feels like a gift—that is

and it turns out the reason she has never felt at home is that

But then she gets a phone call she never wanted to receive

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Intense and visceral

filled with intrigue

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and hunt for allies in unexpected places