It was from her Caracas exile that she began, on January 8, 1981, writing a “spiritual letter” to her dying grandfather. Since 1987, when she met and married San Francisco lawyer William Gordon, she has lived and worked in Northern California.Īllende’s life in letters reflects the migrations of her personal life. Following the 1973 overthrow of Salvador Allende, Chile’s president and Isabel’s uncle, she lived in exile in Caracas for thirteen years. She was born to diplomat parents in Lima in 1942, and when not in her Chilean homeland, lived in Europe, Lebanon, and Bolivia. Like many of her fictional characters, Isabel Allende has spent her life traveling to and living in many places.
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