My Name Is Emilia del Valle: A Novel

NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this “stunning” ( People ) “riveting” ( Entertainment Weekly ) historical novel a young writer journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her father—and herself. “All of Allende’s 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 Emilia del Valle. Raised by a loving stepfather Emilia grows into an independent thinker and a self-sufficient young woman. To pursue her passion for writing she is willing to defy societal norms. At the age of seventeen she begins to publish pulp fiction using a man’s pen name. When these fictional worlds can no longer satisfy her sense of adventure she turns to journalism convincing an editor at The Dail