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The Sum of Our Days: A Memoir, by Isabel Allende

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A literary legacy. In The Sum of Our Days: A Memoir, respected international author Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of tragic loss—the death of her daughter, Paula. Narrated with warmth, humor, and wisdom, this work is a heartfelt portrait of a contemporary family, tied together by the love and loyalty of a determined matriarch.

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