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. …
Nama Pramoedya Ananta Toer yang besar tentulah terbentuk karena karya-karyanya yang juga diakui oleh dunia. Roman “Bumi manusia” adalah bagian pertama dari Tetralogi Buru. Pram menulisnya di kamp kerjapaksa tanpa proses hukum pengadilan di pulau Buru. Roman ini bersetting di Surabaya pada awal abad 19, saat dimana Hindia Belanda berdiri. Tokoh utamanya adalah Minke, seorang keturunan pri…
Texas, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott, deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage is a woman’s only option, the future seems bleak. Until the night she meets Rafe Martinelli and decides to change the direction of her life. With her reputation in ruin, ther…