Title: Not her best.
Product review: I was so excited to purchase and read this new book by Allende, that I may have put my expectations too high. Unlike Daughter of Fortune's Eliza, Ines lacks grace and integrety. Towards the middle of the novel, I had started to skip pages because I could guess what she was going to say and do. Her, "I am a 16th century woman, hear me roar" routine got very old after the first few chapters and I wanted something more from her. Humility? Softness? I'm not sure, but what I do know is that with the rich historical tapestry that Allende has proven she can weave, I am disapointed that she didn't try harder in convincing us that Ines was a flesh and blood woman and not just some Amazonian slayer of Mapuche. Ines is too proud, too sure of herself. I regret not being introduced to this historical figure properly.
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