A deeply researched historical adventure, excavating both romantic and journalistic exploits with verve and passion ... The upheaval that Emilia del Valle recounts in 1891 is our clarion call in 2025 * Washington Post * Seamlessly blending history with fiction, Allende vividly brings to life one of the most gruesome parts of 19th-century Chiles history and its lasting impact ... My Name is Emilia del Valle is the perfect addition to the Del Valle literary universe * New Statesman * Allende immersed me in this sensuous, alluring landscape, as she unfolded the politics and economics of Chilean society. Magical realism helps dramatically when Emilia is alone and vulnerable. This is a captivating, inspiring novel of love and redemption struggling to survive in the insanity of war * Good Reading Magazine * Allende deserves her status as the most-read author on the planet in the Spanish language. She is a master at conjuring a sense of place. My Name is Emilia Del Valle is most successful in its ability to render the US and Chile in the late 19th century. Frances Riddles translation serves the prose well * Arts Hub * This is historical fiction at its finest * Australian * Isabel Allende is one of the great storytellers of our time. Her books are multi-layered, deeply magical, unputdownable and always touch the heart. Theyre quite simply beautiful. My Name is Emilia del Valle is a spellbinding masterpiece. I really loved it -- Santa Montefiore A swashbuckling tale of the life and adventures of a young woman born in San Francisco in the 1860s. Emilia's story is exciting, empowering, and inherently feminist * Shelf Awareness * Isabel Allende is a literary treasure. Her latest novel, My Name is Emilia del Valle, is a beautifully written portrait of a woman coming of age and finding her voice in the midst of the Chilean civil war. In this tale of love, war, betrayal and redemption, Ms. Allende transports the reader whole-heartedly to the nineteenth century, a time when women's choices were limited and their ambitions thwarted -- Kristin Hannah A captivating novel of love and war from one of our most revered storytellers -- Kate Morton, author of HOMECOMING