In this heartfelt memoir, Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of tragic loss—the death of her daughter, Paula. Recalling the past thirteen years from the daily letters the author and her mother, who lives in Chile, wrote to each other, Allende bares her soul in a book that is as exuberant and full of life as its creator. She recounts the stories of the wildly eccentric, strong-minded, and eclectic tribe she gathers around her that becomes a new kind of family.
Throughout, Allende shares her thoughts on love, marriage, motherhood, spirituality and religion, infidelity, addiction, and memory. Here, too, are the amazing stories behind Allende's books, the superstitions that guide her writing process, and her adventurous travels. Ultimately, The Sum of Our Days offers a unique tour of this gifted writer's inner world and of the relationships that have become essential to her life and her work.
Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor, and wisdom, The Sum of Our Days is a portrait of a contemporary family, bound together by the love, fierce loyalty, and stubborn determination of a beloved, indomitable matriarch.
Throughout, Allende shares her thoughts on love, marriage, motherhood, spirituality and religion, infidelity, addiction, and memory. Here, too, are the amazing stories behind Allende's books, the superstitions that guide her writing process, and her adventurous travels. Ultimately, The Sum of Our Days offers a unique tour of this gifted writer's inner world and of the relationships that have become essential to her life and her work.
Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor, and wisdom, The Sum of Our Days is a portrait of a contemporary family, bound together by the love, fierce loyalty, and stubborn determination of a beloved, indomitable matriarch.
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Hardback Editions
May 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Sum of Our Days Signed Edition Author(s): Isabel Allende ISBN: 1-84579-911-9 / 9781845799113 (UK edition) Publisher: Fourth Estate Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2008 : Hardback
| Title: The Sum of Our Days: A Memoir Author(s): Isabel Allende ISBN: 0-06-155183-X / 978-0-06-155183-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2008 : Hardback
| Title: The Sum of Our Days Author(s): Isabel Allende ISBN: 0-00-726948-X / 978-0-00-726948-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Fourth Estate Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Sum of Our Days Author(s): Isabel Allende ISBN: 1-55468-173-1 / 9781554681730 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Collins Canada Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
March 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Sum of Our Days Author(s): Isabel Allende ISBN: 1-55468-283-5 / 9781554682836 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Required for C Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
February 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Sum of Our Days Author(s): Isabel Allende ISBN: 0-00-726949-8 / 978-0-00-726949-5 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperPerennial Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Sum of Our Days: A Memoir (P.S.) Author(s): Isabel Allende ISBN: 0-06-155184-8 / 978-0-06-155184-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Perennial Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Sum of Our Days, The Author(s): Isabel Allende ISBN: 0-00-726950-1 / 978-0-00-726950-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Fourth Estate Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Sum of Our Days LP: A Memoir Author(s): Isabel Allende ISBN: 0-06-156310-2 / 978-0-06-156310-2 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperLuxe Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
April 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: The Sum of Our Days CD: A Memoir Author(s): Isabel Allende ISBN: 0-06-157116-4 / 978-0-06-157116-9 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperAudio Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
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