After the debut of The House of the Spirits, Allende began to follow a rule of starting to write all her books on January 8. She is quoted as saying:
In January 8, 1981, I was living in Venezuela and I received a phone call that my beloved grandfather was dying. I began a letter for him that later became my first novel, The House of The Spirits. It was such a lucky book from the very beginning, that I kept that lucky date to start.[9]
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The Question and Answer section for The House of the Spirits is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Nana loves Uncle Marcos. He is always there to help her, always happy, and never short with her. Nana also believes that Uncle Marcos is a good example for her grandson.
Clara was young, and Uncle Marcos was an enigma..... she saw him as magical.
