Abby is used to it being just her and her dad at home, but now her dad’s new girlfriend Jen is moving in and everything is changing. It’s not like Jen is an evil stepmother, though. Instead, Abby’s problem is that Jen is just too nice! She constantly compliments Isla on everything from her appearance to her schoolwork, and Abby finds it fake and claustrophobic. But how can she explain to …
The House of the Spirits, which introduced Isabel Allende as one of the world’s most gifted storytellers, brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of the Trueba family. The patriarch Esteban is a volatile, proud man whose voracious pursuit of political power is tempered only by his love for his delicate wife Clara, a woman with a mystical connection to the spirit world. …
kumpulan cerita & prosa nya Dewi Lestari sejak tahun 1995 sampai 2005.menggambarkan suasana yang terasa lembut (seperti capucino) dengan tuturan kata-kata yang ia tulis. Dengan demikian setiap petuah-petuah yang terselip di dalam cerita pendek itu lebih mudah tercerna oleh pembaca karena tidak mengandung arogansi.