The Sum of Our Days: A Memoir | 
|  | | | Title: | The Sum of Our Days: A Memoir | | Author: | Isabel Allende | | Publisher: | Harper | | Type: | Book / Hardcover | | Publication Date: | 01 April, 2008 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 006155183X / 9780061551833 | | List Price: | $26.95 | | You Save: | $7.81 | | Amazon Price: | $19.14 | |
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In this heartfelt memoir, Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of tragic loss—the death of her daughter, Paula. Recalling the past thirteen years from the daily letters the author and her mother, who lives in Chile, wrote to each other, Allende bares her soul in a book that is as exuberant and full of life as its creator. She recounts the stories of the wildly eccentric, strong-minded, and eclectic tribe she gathers around her that becomes a new kind of family. Throughout, Allende shares her thoughts on love, marriage, motherhood, spirituality and religion, infidelity, addiction, and memory. Here, too, are the amazing stories behind Allende’s books, the superstitions that guide her writing process, and her adventurous travels. Ultimately, The Sum of Our Days offers a unique tour of this gifted writer’s inner world and of the relationships that have become essential to her life and her work. Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor, and wisdom, The Sum of Our Days is a portrait of a contemporary family, bound together by the love, fierce loyalty, and stubborn determination of a beloved, indomitable matriarch.
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Customer Reviews:
• Extraordnary Insight And Thoughtful Availability... 22 September, 2008
Isabel Allende's book "The Sum Of Our Days" bring both extraordinary insight and what I consider thoughtful availability to her memoir that touched me deeply. I got to "be" a part of her story, her family...it was truly intimate.
Her conversations and storytelling throughout the book, with her deceased daughter Paula, are both beautiful and haunting. Watching through Isabel's eyes, her family life unfolding around her, and dealing with their grief was amazing. It aided me personally in my own grief over the loss of my daughter Martha to breast cancer in Febuary of 2007.
Isabel gives hope in sharing her memoir. We can move forward through all of life's changes, both joyful and sorrowful. After all, we are the sum of our days...
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1RF1QQH0SJ34
• Loved It! Well Done, Allende 17 November, 2008
I really enjoyed reading this book and purchased it for one of my closest friends. The sisters of perpetual disorder had me cracking up laughing. And there were tender moments when I had to put the book down to stop from crying. I would recommend this book to just about anyone who wants an honest read and a look into a writer's life.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A35CR7TWXSIL2J
• Ok Story, If You Can Deal With The Liberal Agenda Sprinkled Throughout 26 October, 2008
I found this book when perusing thru the library and I wanted to read it because the author had lost her adult daughter. A very good friend of mine lost her daughter just a few months ago and I wanted to try and understand the grief process she was going thru and hoped that this book would give me some insight. For the most part, I did like this story and it was interesting, but for some reason the author thought we all needed to have the liberal agenda spewed out to us over and over again throughout the book. I won't get into all of it here, but most disturbing was on page 239 where she talks about how Christians oppose abortion, but do not mobilize against war or the death penalty. She apparently wrote this with a straight face, oblivous to the irony that the liberals oppose the death penalty and war, but actively promote abortion. Yeah, that makes all kinds of sense. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I'm getting weary of the fact that so many authors and other celebrities think we are interested in their political views. I was very much looking forward to this book, but the fact that she took the opportunity to get up on her soapbox ruined it for me.
Needless to say, I'm glad this was a library book and not one I paid for.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1QAS2S4FY9JWF
• Revealing Isabel Allende 12 October, 2008
Isabel Allende's memoir "The Sum of Our Days" is the much awaited sequel to "My Invented Country" and "Paula." Together they provide insight into this brilliant writer's very real life which crosses three continents. Numerous challenges, a sometimes dysfunctional blended "family," incredible coping skills and heartfelt family connections reveal a truly complex human being imbued with soul. Having read all of Isabel's novels, it is inspiring to know the genuine person within. Thank you Isabel!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3HRWMJ0RB10JP
• Excellent, As Always! 03 October, 2008
I loved this memoir and could hardly put it down. Allende is honest, open, and emotional. She touches your heart and makes you laugh at the same time. I love getting to "know" her family. I wouldn't recommend this as first Allende book, however.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2HXGVR8JEJY4B
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