NATIONAL BESTSELLER - In this 'stunning' (People), 'riveting' (Entertainment Weekly) historical novel, a young writer journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her father--and herself. 'All of Allende's books, My Name Is Emilia del Valle included, have the epic feel of a major Hollywood film.'--Associated Press In San Francisco in 1866, an Irish nun, abandoned following a torrid relationship with a Chilean aristocrat, gives birth to a daughter named Emilia del Valle. Raised by a loving stepfather, Emilia grows into an independent thinker and a self-sufficient young woman. To pursue her passion for writing, she is willing to defy societal norms. At the age of seventeen, she begins to publish pulp fiction using a man's pen name. When these fictional worlds can no longer satisfy her sense of adventure, she turns to journalism, convincing an editor at The Daily Examiner to hire her. There she is paired with another talented reporter, Eric Whelan. As she proves herself, her
