Of Love and Shadows: A Novel

This profoundly moving tale of love bravery and tragedy by New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende brings to life a country ruled with an iron fistand the men and women who dare to challenge it Irene Beltrn is a force to be reckoned with As a magazine journalist an unusual profession for a woman with her privileged upbringing she is constantly challenging the oppressive regime Her investigative partner is photographer Francisco Leal the son of impoverished Spanish Marxist migrs Together they are an inseparable team anddespite Irene s engagement to an army captainform a passionate connection When an assignment leads them to uncover an unspeakable crime they are determined to reveal the truth in a nation overrun by terror and violence Together they will risk everything for justiceand ultimately to embrace the passion that binds them