Of Love and Shadows (39 page)

A historical novel about an unlikely friendship and an impossible young love in the midst of a multi-generational epic that magnificently sweeps from World War II to the present day, exploring issues of race and identity, abandonment and reconciliation.

The Japanese Lover

© Lori Barra

Born in Peru and raised in Chile,
Isabel Allende
is the author of a number of bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including
The House of the Spirits
,
Eva Luna, Stories of Eva Luna,
Of Love and Shadows,
and
Paula
. Her latest novel is
The Japanese Lover
. Her books have been translated into more than thirty-five languages and have sold more than 65 million copies worldwide. She lives in California.

Also by Isabel Allende

The House of the Spirits

Eva Luna

The Stories of Eva Luna

The Japanese Lover

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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author's imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 1984 by Isabel Allende

English translation copyright © 1987 by Isabel Allende

Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden

Originally published in Spain as
De Amor y de Sombra

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