Astartling novel of suspense and resiliencefrom New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende.Neglected by her parents, nineteen-year-old Maya Vidal grew up in a rambling old house in Berkeley with her grandparents. Her grandmother, Nidia, affectionately known as Nini, is a force of naturea woman whose formidable strength helped her build a new life after she emigrated from Chile in 1973. Popo, Maya's grandfather, is an African American astronomer and professora gentle man whose solid, comforting presence helps calm the turbulence of Maya's adolescence. When Popo dies of cancer, Maya loses the only grounding force in her life. She turns to drugs, alcohol, and petty crime, eventually bottoming out in Las Vegas. Lost in a dangerous underworld, she is caught in the crosshairs of warring forcesa gang of assassins, the police, the FBI, and Interpol. Her one chance for survival is Nini, who helps her escape to a remote island off the coast of Chile. Here, Maya tries to make sense of the past, unravels mysterious truths about life and her family, and embarks on her greatest adventure: a journey of self-discovery and forgiveness.
| ISBN: | 9781443426923 |
| Publication date: | 23rd April 2013 |
| Author: | Isabel Allende |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Ebook |
| Primary Genre | Family Drama |
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Astartling novel of suspense and resiliencefrom New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende.Neglected by her parents, nineteen-year-old Maya Vidal grew up in a rambling old house in Berkeley with her grandparents. Her grandmother, Nidia, affectionately known as Nini, is a force of naturea woman whose formidable strength helped her build a new life after she emigrated from Chile in 1973. Popo, Maya's grandfather, is an African American astronomer and professora gentle man whose solid, comforting presence helps calm the turbulence of Maya's adolescence. When Popo dies of cancer, Maya loses the only grounding force in her life. She turns to drugs, alcohol, and petty crime, eventually bottoming out in Las Vegas. Lost in a dangerous underworld, she is caught in the crosshairs of warring forcesa gang of assassins, the police, the FBI, and Interpol. Her one chance for survival is Nini, who helps her escape to a remote island off the coast of Chile. Here, Maya tries to make sense of the past, unravels mysterious truths about life and her family, and embarks on her greatest adventure: a journey of self-discovery and forgiveness.
Maya's Notebook features in the following genres: Family Drama, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, General Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommendations
Maya's Notebook is available in Paperback, Ebook
Maya's Notebook was written by Isabel Allende and published by HarperCollins Publishers
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