As you’ve seen in my previous posts, Isabel Allende is my favorite author, and I’ve reviewed her quite a bit, as I love reading her...

This novel is one of my all-time favorites, and while I couldn’t put it down, I was extremely sad when it was over.    Divided into three...

This book appeared in Jane the Virgin , and I made a note of it and bought it immediately.  Although it’s originally written in English,...

This book is a collection of short stories that take place all over Argentina.  Normally I’m not one to read short stories and thus...

While getting ready for my trip to Uruguay, I wanted to explore the literature and see what I could buy in the UK and what I had to buy...

I know, I favor Isabel Allende.  But who wouldn’t?  Besides, La isla bajo el mar (The Island Beneath the Sea) is not your typical Allende...

This is another excellent novel of Extebarria, and quite different from some of the other ones I’ve recommended.  While it does explore...

This novel is one I had initially read in college, and it played an integral part in cementing my passion for contemporary Spanish...

This book is linked with this month’s movie recommendation, La noche de 12 años (A Twelve-Year Night).  Originally written in Spanish,...

I bought this novel when in Uruguay, with the hopes of reading newer and more contemporary authors.  When I told the bookkeeper this, he...

This book is the latest from Isabel Allende and it did not disappoint at all.  In fact, it was so unique to all her others.  This book is...

This novel I first read post-college and again recently. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, Lucía Extebarría was the first author I...

This novel is very special because it was written by one of my former colleagues, Sandra Martínez-Ragusa. Aside from being a fantastic...

In case you are not noticing a theme, I just love Isabel Allende! And who wouldn’t? She is a very powerful writer and knows how to draw...

This is the first (and quite frankly, the best) novel that Isabel Allende wrote. I’ve saved it (after having read 6 of her other novels)...

Paulina Flores is a young Chilean author, whose book, Qué verguenza, was named one of the best Latin American books published within the...

I wanted to expand my knowledge of contemporary authors and in a Google search, I found this book amongst many others of the top 20 Latin...

This novel, written by the famous Spanish author, Lucía Extebarría, is one of my favorite books of hers. I first read it in college and...

This novel is not something that I would have found on my own, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Wanting to branch out and read a new author...

If you haven’t noticed, I am a massive Isabel Allende fan. And after having recommended some of her masterpieces in previous posts, do...