This research paper is about a very famous author known today as Isabel Allende. She's a very interesting person who has a really interesting life and background. She was born in Lima, a city in Peru. Today she lives in San Francisco with her American husband, daughter and son. She is very well known for the books she has written in the past and the books she has written today. Isabel was born on August 2 in the city of Peru, located in Peru. Her mother's name was Francisca Liona Barros, or as her close family members knew her, Dona Panchita. His father's name was Tomas Allende. He was a Chilean diplomat. His father's cousin was president of Chile. With her mother she had a very close relationship and her mother helped her in many situations. In the other, Isabel did not have a very close relationship with her father. Her father was a very sexist person and did not treat her with much respect like he did his brother. After years and years of fighting and abuse, her mother decided to divorce Isabel's father. After the divorce, Isabel's mother decided to move to Chile taking Isabel and her two other siblings with her. His family began living in Santiago, Chile, with his grandfather. It was difficult for her to get used to a new life. She was very young and she had to make new friends, go to a new school and she didn't know the town where her mother grew up at all. Shortly after their arrival, Isabel's mother married a diplomat known as Ramon Huidobro. He was a diplomat appointed to Bolivia and Beirut. Since he had been appointed to both places, she had to go. In Bolivia, she attended an American private school. There she began to learn to speak English. In his opinion...... middle of paper......n named Willie Gordon. He remains a California State Attorney. They met in a cafe. Isabel didn't really like him at first because she taught him that it was way to open up to her when they first met. She told Willie that she loved Shakespeare and said it would be very nice to see him again. After two weeks, they saw each other again. Willie recalled that she loved Shakespeare and to impress him, she remembered an entire love note from Romeo and Juliet and recited it out loud to him in public. At that very moment, she fell in love with him and adored him. Isabel had never been happier because no other man had ever done that for her. After a few years of dating, Willie asked Isabel to marry him and she said yes. Isabel's first idea for a novel was born in 1980. The book she wanted to write was called The House of Spirits. The book is about the Valle family.