Sum of Our Days

<p><strong>Narrated with warmth humor exceptional candor and wisdom <em>The Sum of Our Days</em> is a portrait of a contemporary family tied together by the love strong will and stubborn determination of a beloved matriarch the indomitable <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author of <em>The House of the Spirits</em> Isabel Allende.</strong></p><p><strong></strong> </p><p><strong>An inspiring and thought-provoking work. -<em>Denver Post</em> </strong> </p><p>Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of the tragic death of her daughter Paula. Narrated with warmth humor exceptional candor and wisdom this remarkable memoir is as exuberant and as full of life as its creator. Allende bares her soul while sharing her thoughts on love marriage motherhood spirituality and religion infidelity addiction and memory--and recounts stories of the wildly eccentric strong-minded and eclectic tribe she gathers around her and lovingly embraces as a new kind of family. </p><p> </p>