The male protagonist of this novel, a miner, loved a green-haired girl named Rosa; her death by accidental poisoning hardens him. After Jean de Satigny reveals the relationship between his daughter Blanca and her lover Pedro, the protagonist whips Blanca and cuts off three of Pedro's fingers. Eventually Blanca and Pedro flee to Canada where they sell clay figurines and play music. Alba, the granddaughter of the male protagonist Esteban, is arrested for being a socialist and is tortured by Esteban's illegitimate grandchild. At the end, accompanied by the ghost of his clairvoyant wife Clara, Esteban dies in the arms of Alba. FTP, name this 1982 book by Isabel Allende chronicling the life of th
The male protagonist of this novel, a miner, loved a green-haired girl named Rosa; her death by accidental poisoning hardens him. After Jean de Satigny reveals the relationship between his daughter Blanca and her lover Pedro, the protagonist whips Blanca and cuts off three of Pedro's fingers. Eventually Blanca and Pedro flee to Canada where they sell clay figurines and play music. Alba, the granddaughter of the male protagonist Esteban, is arrested for being a socialist and is tortured by Esteban's illegitimate grandchild. At the end, accompanied by the ghost of his clairvoyant wife Clara, Esteban dies in the arms of Alba. FTP, name this 1982 book by Isabel Allende chronicling the life of the Trueba family.
The male protagonist of this novel, a miner, loved a green-haired girl named Rosa; her death by accidental poisoning hardens him.
{The House of the Spirits} (or {La Casa de los Espíritus})