I’m a fan of Isabel Allende’s fiction, and wanted to read her nonfiction as well. This book is entirely about her relationship with the places she’s lived, primarily her homeland Chile- its people, places, customs, and even its geography. I wish it was a subject I was more interested in, because then I would’ve enjoyed the book more.

I do like her style of writing, which flows like a conversation- but as such it follows no pattern and the book has no arc, it’s just a lot of slightly melancholy musings and remembrances.