When writer Isabel Allende creates characters for her novels, she often looks to real people as “models.” For a crime novel she wrote, Allende said she needed to connect with a member of the U.S.

It is billed as historical fiction, but the heart of Isabel Allende’s new novel, “Inés of My Soul,” is grounded in documentable fact. The heroine of this story is the indomitable Inés Suárez, a ...

Wright is an Editorial Producer for TIME. Isabel Allende poses for a portrait on April 1, 2025. Over the course of her celebrated career, Isabel Allende has published 31 books, with her works ...

A biopic series about Chilean author Isabel Allende might sound like an easy sell to a U.S. audience. Her 24 books have sold over 74 million copies around the world. Allende’s long list of awards ...

Best-selling author Isabel Allende has been beloved for decades by millions of passionately loyal readers for her strong female protagonists and epic story lines stretching across the Americas. In ...