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 Chile's history and its lasting impact ... My Name is Emilia del Valle is the perfect addition to the Del Valle literary universe

New Statesman

Bestselling author Isabel Allende has crafted yet another spellbinding narrative in My Name Is Emilia del Valle, a historical novel about self-discovery, ambition, and destiny

Harper's Bazaar

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 Riddle's translation serves the prose well

Arts Hub

This is historical fiction at its finest

Australian