2017 Reading Challenge discussion

This is the first Isabel Allende (born in Peru and raised in Chile) book I have read. It is the story of Alma Mendel from 1939 until her death in 2013. Alma was eight in 1939 and her parents shipped her from Poland to live with her aunt and uncle in the San Francisco Bay area. The story and the writing are beautiful. It is told from a third person perspective at the end of Alma's life looking back. It is not a fast paced novel, but a literary saga about enduring love. Highly recommended.