Ines of My Soul LP: A NovelThis magisterial work of historical fiction recounts the astonishing life of Inés Suárez, a daring Spanish conquistadora who toiled to build the nation of Chile—and whose vital role has too often been neglected by history. It is the beginning of the Spanish conquest of the Americas, and when Inés’s shiftless husband disappears to the New World, she uses the opportunity to search for him as an excuse to flee her stifling homeland and seek adventure. After a treacherous journey to Peru, she learns of his death in battle. She meets and begins a passionate love affair with a man who seeks only honor and glory: Pedro Valdivia, war hero and field marshal to the famed Francisco Pizarro. Together, Inés and Valdivia will build the new city of Santiago and wage a ruthless war against the indigenous Chileans. The horrific struggle will change them forever, pulling each toward their separate destinies. Inés of My Soul is a work of breathtaking scope, written with the narrative brilliance and passion readers have come to expect from Isabel Allende. |
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... Señora del Socorro, hoping she would bless my womb, but the Virgin must have had more important matters on her hands, because she ignored my pleas. I had not used the vinegar sponge for a couple of years, but there was no sign of a ...
Contents
Section 16 | 293 |
Section 17 | 300 |
Section 18 | 315 |
Section 19 | 320 |
Section 20 | 337 |
Section 21 | 382 |
Section 22 | 390 |
Section 23 | 415 |
Section 9 | 136 |
Section 10 | 150 |
Section 11 | 187 |
Section 12 | 225 |
Section 13 | 238 |
Section 14 | 241 |
Section 15 | 257 |
Section 24 | 434 |
Section 25 | 460 |
Section 26 | 469 |
Section 27 | 477 |
Section 28 | 507 |
Section 29 | 509 |