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Violeta
- Narrated by: Yareli Arizmendi
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
Bloomsbury presents Violeta by Isabel Allende, read by Yareli Arizmendi.
One extraordinary woman.
One hundred years of history.
One unforgettable story.
Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first daughter in a family of five boisterous sons. From the start, her life is marked by extraordinary events, for the ripples of the Great War are still being felt, even as the Spanish flu arrives on the shores of her South American homeland almost at the moment of her birth.
Through her father's prescience, the family will come through that crisis unscathed, only to face a new one as the Great Depression transforms the genteel city life she has known. Her family loses all and is forced to retreat to a wild and beautiful but remote part of the country. There, she will come of age, and her first suitor will come calling.
In a letter to someone she loves above all others, Violeta recounts devastating heartbreak and passionate affairs, times of both poverty and wealth, terrible loss and immense joy, and a life shaped by some of the most important events of history: the fight for women's rights, the rise and fall of tyrants and, ultimately, not one but two pandemics. Through the eyes of a woman whose unforgettable passion, determination and sense of humour will carry her through a lifetime of upheaval, Isabel Allende once more brings us an epic that is both fiercely inspiring and deeply emotional.
Critic reviews
"An icon of world literature." (Khaled Hosseini)
"Allende has everything it takes: the ear, the eye, the mind, the heart, the all-encompassing humanity." (New York Times)
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- LucyB
- 15-03-22
Beautiful story
A tranquil, soft yet captivating enough story that made me want to go back and listen at every opportunity. Arizmendi reads with a pleasant and accepting voice- easy to listen and follow.
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- Jean GJ
- 24-09-22
Unforgettable.
A powerful and absorbing book spanning a century in the life of one woman .History brought to life.
wonderful.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-12-22
Heart warming
Beautiful life story. Up lifting and interesting fictional account of a life well lived. Well worth a listen. B
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- Mrs. S. J. Caldwell
- 03-05-22
Nice, calm
Nice story and calm to listen to. Keeps the interest through history, just a bit long and linear, and not quite believable that she travels so many places in her hundred years. I’m not sure the format of a ‘letter’ works.
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- Jane Smith
- 30-06-23
Amazing!
I loved this book from start to finish. I loved the narrators voice, the historical references and the strong female protagonist. A must read/listen!
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- Monica
- 16-02-22
Mesmerising
Couldn’t stop listening to it .. enchanting , beautifully flowing and absorbing … loved every single words
Monica
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- HelenJ
- 26-07-22
Just couldn’t maintain interest
Just couldn’t maintain interest I’m afraid. The delivery is boring to listen to. Not for me sadly.
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- FreedomDancer
- 21-12-22
Beautiful, just beautiful
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in love, history, family or just loves a fictional book that sounds like an autobiography. Fell in love with every character and shed a tear for all of them throughout.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-11-23
Not recommended.
Needed 1.2x since the pace was so slow. Seemed a contrived and too unlikely story telling method. Advertised as “fiercely inspiring and deeply emotional” but was none of that.
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- jnowlrose
- 14-10-22
Brilliant
Excellent writing and narration. Cannot go wrong with Isabel Allende and Yareli is one of my favourite narrators
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