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A review by amandacanniff
Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende
5.0
Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende is the sequel to Daughter of Fortune. Both books are prequels to The House of the Spirits book which is the first book I bought not knowing it was part of a trilogy. The first book, Daughter of Fortune, I liked well enough (3stars) but oh my this book was soooo good! This story is a fictional memoir of Aurora who is the daughter of Lynn who was the daughter of Eliza (main character of book 1 Daughter of Fortune).
The story takes place in San Fran, England, and chile. I especially love the parts in Chile since the author is from there and really makes the country come alive for you. This book really checks all my boxes in that I love historical fiction and it covers the time period of 1862 to 1880 and I felt like I just learned so much about that era. The characters seem so real and fleshed out I feel like the author probably based them off of real life people.
My favorite quote is: “I try desperately to conquer the transitory nature of my existence, to trap moments before they evanescence, to untangle the confusion of my past. Every instant disappears in a breath and immediately becomes the past; reality is emphereal and changing, pure longing.” This resonated so much with my own life and the way I view my past and present.
The story takes place in San Fran, England, and chile. I especially love the parts in Chile since the author is from there and really makes the country come alive for you. This book really checks all my boxes in that I love historical fiction and it covers the time period of 1862 to 1880 and I felt like I just learned so much about that era. The characters seem so real and fleshed out I feel like the author probably based them off of real life people.
My favorite quote is: “I try desperately to conquer the transitory nature of my existence, to trap moments before they evanescence, to untangle the confusion of my past. Every instant disappears in a breath and immediately becomes the past; reality is emphereal and changing, pure longing.” This resonated so much with my own life and the way I view my past and present.