My Name is Emilia del Valle is a historical novel by Isabel Allende. The story follows Emilia del Valle, a young woman in 19th-century San Francisco who was abandoned by her Chilean aristocrat father.Â
The book’s plot centers on Emilia’s journey to become an independent and ambitious writer, a career path that defies the societal norms of her time. She begins by publishing under a man’s name but eventually becomes a journalist. Her work leads her to cover a civil war in Chile, her homeland, where she seeks to uncover the truth about her father and herself. The novel is a tale of love, war, and self-discovery, with a strong female protagonist.Â
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