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Synopsis

From the Internationally bestselling author of The House of the Spirits

Alexander Cold knows all too well his grandmother Kate is never far from an adventure. When International Geographic commissions her to write an article about the first elephant-led safaris in Africa, they head – with Nadia Santos and the magazine's photography crew – to the blazing, red plains of Kenya. Days into the tour, a Catholic missionary approaches the camp in search of his companions who have mysteriously disappeared. Kate, Alexander, Nadia, and their team, agreeing to aid the rescue, enlist the help of a local pilot to lead them to the swampy forests of Ngoubé. There they discover a clan of Pygmies who unveil a harsh and surprising world of corruption, slavery, and poaching.

Alexander and Nadia, entrusting the magical strengths of Jaguar and Eagle, their totemic animal spirits, launch a spectacular and precarious struggle to restore freedom and return leadership to its rightful hands.

The final instalment of Isabel Allende's celebrated trilogy of the journeys of Jaguar and Eagle soars with radiant settings, spirits, beings – and the transformation of an extraordinary friendship.

Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden

Praise for Isabel Allende

'A magical storyteller' - Daily Mail

'Allende's writing is so vivid we hear the sounds, see the bright birds, smell and even taste the soft fruit' - The Times

About the Author

Isabel Allende was born in Peru and raised in Chile. She is the accliamed author of many popular novels, including The House of the Spirits, Eva Luna, The Infinite Plan, Paula, Daughter of Fortune, and its sequel, Portrait in Sepia. Forest of the Pygmies  is the follow-up to Kingdom of the Golden Dragon and City of the Beasts, a series for young readers.