More sensual is a long shower before lying down with Roger and the dogs between two ironed sheets to watch TV.” Passion, she asserts, never wanes, though she’s had to make adjustments: “Before, I used to fantasize about a night in the company of Antonio Banderas, but now that remote possibility seems like too much work. With arresting honesty, Allende’s memoir details the difficulties of being a progressive, a feminist and now an elder stateswoman: a male-dominated publishing landscape, a world that still exploits women and a culture where it can be hard for an author of a certain age to find love. Her latest, part memoir and part treatise on feminism, is “The Soul of a Woman.” And at 78, Allende is still delivering books that would make an up-and-comer’s career. On Wednesday, HBO Max announced it will stream a three-part biopic, “Isabel,” about her extraordinary life, beginning March 12. Isabel Allende‘s prolific output has delighted readers around the world for more than 40 years. If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from, whose fees support independent bookstores.
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