2. She was born in Peru in 1942
When her parents divorced Isabel moved to Chile
She spent most her time in Bolivia, Europe
As an adult she returned to Chile and became a
journalist
Isabel graduated from a private high school at the age
of 16, three years later she married her first husband,
Miguel Frias
3. The House of Spirits is an epic story focusing on four
generations of women of the Trueba family, and their
dreams, hopes, love affairs, spiritual yearnings, and
connections with each other. At the same time the book
portrays the tumultuous social and political changes
occurring in Chile.
4. This book was Challenged in 1999 at the La
Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad,
California because the work “deframes” the
Catholic faith and contains “pornographic
passages”
5. I think the book should not be challenged. It’s a
good book, and everybody should be able to
read it.
