The Infinite Plan: A Novel [B1521]

1994 PB with minor wear. "Allende is one of the most important novelists to emerge from Latin America in the past decade."-Boston Globe. An enthralling tale of one man's search for love and his struggle to contend with the pain and deprivation that shaped him. Born in the Hispanic barrio of Los Angeles, Gregory Reeves grew up in poverty, survived the killing fields of Vietnam, and is now a lawyer in San Francisco. Though he has successfully survived this hard journey, Gregory's life has suddenly gone off the rails thanks to an illusory and wrongheaded quest that has left him feeling lost and listless. To find what he is missing and what his heart truly wants, he must return to his roots. Only by excavating the past can he see the way to his future.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "A fictionalized narrative of the life of Allende's second husband. Willie Gordon; the husband in question, notes that while not a factual retelling, it is 'emotionally accurate'. There seemed to me to be some extremes that one would be hard pressed to survive, but the characters were well-drawn and the narrative was engaging. And as always, the prose was mesmerizing, even in translation."; "I really love this author because her books are rich in details and interesting characters. There were parts of this book that were difficult but very honest."; "This is my first Isabel Allende novel, and while I have read reviews from Allende fans who claim this isn't her best work, I was still appreciative of her writing and storytelling. There were parts of Gregory Reeve's life that were hard to read and other parts that were uncomfortable to witness as the reader, but through it all, there was an unflinching honesty in his observations of the good and the bad in the people in his life. Life was hard, we saw as Gregory continually failed at and then succeeded in his ventures of love, learning, business, and healing. What this story points out so honestly, is that we all have circumstances in our lives that shape who we become but that we have the choice to heal and grow or stay stuck in our pain."; "Wow if this is one of her lower ranked books on GoodReads, consider me READY to start diving into her stuff more."; ""