Stephanie Medina English II Honors May 30, 2000 Paula by Isabel Allende; 330 pp.; Cost: $14.00 When Isabel Allende's daughter, Paula fell gravely ill, Allende began to fill her writing tablet with a story for Paula. Allende wrote so when Paula woke up she won't be lost and will know what happened while she was in her coma. This is Allende's first nonfiction novel. The book tells you what is happening during Paula's illness along with Allende's autobiography and …showed first 75 words of 279 total…

…showed last 75 words of 279 total…and would definitely recommend it to anyone. If you haven't read any of Allende's novels and aren't familiar with her I don't think you would enjoy it as much. This book should be read after reading at least one of Allende's novels so there could be an introduction to getting to know this author. In my opinion, Isabel Allende has lived a very interesting life and you would find that out after reading this book.