"New York Times \;and worldwi de bestselling &ldquo\;dazzling storyteller&rdquo\; (Associated Press< /em>) Isabel Allende returns with a sweeping novel about three very differ ent people who are brought together in a mesmerizing story that journeys f rom present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile an d Brazil.
\nIn the Midst of Winter \;begins with a mino r traffic accident&mdash\;which becomes the catalyst for an unexpected and moving love story between two people who thought they were deep into the winter of their lives. Richard Bowmaster&mdash\;a 60-year-old human rights scholar&mdash\;hits the car of Evelyn Ortega&mdash\;a young\, undocumente d immigrant from Guatemala&mdash\;in the middle of a snowstorm in Brooklyn . What at first seems just a small inconvenience takes an unforeseen and f ar more serious turn when Evelyn turns up at the professor&rsquo\;s house seeking help. At a loss\, the professor asks his tenant Lucia Maraz&mdash\ ;a 62-year-old lecturer from Chile&mdash\;for her advice. These three very different people are brought together in a mesmerizing story that moves f rom present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile an d Brazil\, sparking the beginning of a long overdue love story between Ric hard and Lucia.
\nExploring the timely issues of human rights and th e plight of immigrants and refugees\, the book recalls Allende&rsquo\;s la ndmark novel \;The House of the Spirits \;in the way it e mbraces the cause of &ldquo\;humanity\, and it does so with passion\, humo r\, and wisdom that transcend politics&rdquo\; (Jonathan Yardley\, \;< em>The Washington Post). \;In the Midst of Winter \; will stay with you long after you turn the final page."
\n- From Goo dreads \;
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