Isabel Allende

Mary Ellen Snodgrass is an award-winning author of English and Latin textbooks and reference works for 40 years. She taught at Hickory High School and Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina for 23 years. Her writing focuses on women’s and world literature and history and general research topics, including epidemics, the history of money, clothing, food, and dance. She lives in Hickory, North Carolina.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments deleteviPrefaceIntroductionChronology of Allende’s Life and WorksAllende GenealogyIsabel Allende: A Literary CompanionGlossaryAppendix A: Historical Timeline from the Allende CanonAppendix B: Writing and Research TopicsBibliographyIndex

“an expertly crafted study guide and tribute to the works of Isabel Allende. The entries are rich in relevant historical detail, insightful literary criticism, and reflections on Allende’s place among contemporary writers of serious fiction. Snodgrass provides her readers with engaging essays on specific Allende writings...an erudite, affectionate, and wonderfully rich treatment of Isabel Allende and her work”—Booklist; “engrossing...superb, innovative...highly recommended”—Choice; “excellent series of Literary Companions”—Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.