![]() ![]() As usual, Allende doesn’t shy away from political turmoil, and with bright colours, she paints a vivid picture of the characters’ lives. ![]() Allende’s lyrical writing brings the character to life, and with all their intricacies and flaws, they became very real to me. Not only does In the Midst of Winter span over several decades, it also includes four different countries. ![]() In the Midst of Winter is a beautiful, melancholy tale, in which Allende intricately, yet seamlessly weaves three different pasts into a common present. These three very different people are brought together in a mesmerizing story that moves from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil. At a loss, the teacher asks his tenant Lucia Maraz - a 62-year-old lecturer from Chile - for her advice. Evelyn turns up at the teacher's house seeking help. Richard Bowmaster - a 60-year-old human rights scholar - hits the car of Evelyn Ortega - a young, undocumented immigrant from Guatemala - in the middle of a snowstorm in Brooklyn. In the Midst of Winter begins with a minor traffic accident - which becomes the catalyst for an unexpected and moving love story between two people who thought they were deep into the winter of their lives. This has in no way influenced my voluntary review, which is honest and unbiased * In the Midst of Winter on 31 October, 2017 *I received a free copy of In the Midst of Winter from via Netgalley. ![]()
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