A review by mylxa
Inés of My Soul by Isabel Allende

2.0

I had never heard of Ines Suarez or her role in the conquering and settling of Chile. If only part of the novel's historical events are true, she was an amazing woman. But, the storytelling here, or at least this particular English translation, is hurt by an overly melodramatic quality. Ines tells he story as an old woman, shortly before her death, and this conceit has some charming moments, but not enough. I listened to the audio recording read by Blair Brown, and I can't recommend it as an audiobook. Brown's vocal characterizations were more than a little cliche. I cringed every time she tried to pronounce Extremadura.