Portrait in Sepia: A Novel
Ratings9
Average rating4.2
Counting this as my Chile book around the world...although I've read many that can count for it.
Really thoroughly enjoyed this one and it was a classic Allende novel where I can get completely swept up in the characters and the setting and settle in.
Quite a ride!
Portrait in Sepia is as enthralling as any American soap opera, with beautiful women and reluctant lovers and mismatched husbands and wives. Portrait in Sepia is more than a great tale with intriguing characters and inventive plot twists, though. It's also a thoughtful look at the blending of cultures and ethnicities and the difficulties and joys the blending brings.
Note: I'd not realized Sepia is a sequel; I wish I'd known this and read Daughter of Fortune first.
I would rate this 3.5 stars because it was a step up from the first book in the trilogy. I appreciate the pacing knowing it's by Isabel Allende. I love the characters this time around compared to the first book.