πŸ‘ΆπŸ‘ΆπŸ‘ΆπŸ‘ΆπŸ‘Ά: Violeta, by Isabel Allende

Violeta


What an exquisite historical fiction novel written by the Chilean queen, herself, Isabel Allende! Once again, she wastes no time in transporting her readers into this epic saga. I was immediately drawn in by her gorgeous prose, her endearing characters, and her vivid settings.

Allende's newest novel is ambitious, and I am still in awe at the sheer amount of topics covered and handled with tremendous skill and grace.

I sensed this novel was a cautionary tale, especially when discussing the fall of democracy. I couldn't help but here our own political situation echoed in her words:

"π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘Ž 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝 π‘ π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘œπ‘šπ‘–π‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘–π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘”π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™π‘¦π‘§π‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘Žπ‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘” 𝑖𝑑𝑠 π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘ ... π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘§π‘’π‘‘, 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘π‘€π‘œ π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘π‘–π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘“π‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ ; π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘›π‘œ π‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™π‘œπ‘”π‘’π‘’, π‘›π‘œ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘  𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘šπ‘–π‘ π‘’... πΈπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘œπ‘›π‘’ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑑 π‘œπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑒π‘₯π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘’ 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 π‘œπ‘“ π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ 𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑛'𝑑 π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘  π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™π‘œπ‘”π‘’π‘’ π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘›π‘’π‘”π‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›."

Sound familiar😱?

Thankfully, however, infused into the serious storyline, were hints of dry humor that added levity to the situation:

"...π‘Ž πΉπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘€π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘™ 𝑇, π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘β„Žπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘’π‘–π‘π‘–π‘‘π‘Žπ‘™ 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘¦ π‘šπ‘–π‘™π‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘› β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ."

"𝑀𝑦 π‘šπ‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝐼 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘¦π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 π‘†π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘ β„Ž π‘π‘’π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑔𝑒𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒𝑑, π‘π‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘’π‘ π‘’ πΈπ‘›π‘”π‘™π‘–π‘ β„Ž π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘¦π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘šπ‘œπ‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘˜π‘›π‘’π‘€ 𝑖𝑓 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦'𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑏𝑒 π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ 𝑒𝑝 𝑖𝑛 β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘›."

Allende has truly outdone herself in this latest masterpiece!

Many thanks to Ballantine Books and NetGalley for gifting me with this advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review.

Read: 1/25/22
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