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This magisterial work of historical fiction recounts the astonishing life ofIn s Su rez a daring Spanish conquistadora who toiled to build the nation ofChile and whose vital role has too often been neglected by history.It is the beginning of the Spanish conquest of the Americas and when In s sshiftless husband disappears to the New World she uses the opportunity tosearch 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. Shemeets and begins a passionate love affair with a man who seeks only honor andglory Pedro Valdivia war hero and field marshal to the famed FranciscoPizarro. Together In s and Valdivia will build the new city of Santiago andwage a ruthless war against the indigenous Chileans. The horrific struggle willchange them forever pulling each toward their separate destinies.In s of My Soul is a work of breathtaking scope written with the narrativebrilliance and passion readers have come to expect from Isabel Allende. «
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