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Maya's Notebook
- Author
- Isabel Allende
- Narrator
- Maria Cabezas
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 15 January 2026
- Run Time
- 14 hours 36 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
‘Isabel Allende enchants in Maya’s Notebook’ Vanity Fair
Neglected by her parents, nineteen-year-old Maya Nidal has grown up in Berkeley with her grandparents. When her grandfather dies of cancer, Maya's life collapses, and she finds herself in a downward spiral that eventually bottoms out in Las Vegas.
Lost in a dangerous underworld, she is caught in the crosshairs of warring forces. As she tries to make sense of the past, she unravels mysterious truths about life and about her family, and embarks on her greatest adventure: the journey into her own soul.
Critics Review
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Allende can spin a yarn with the grace of a poet
Entertainment Weekly
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Bruising and cinematically vivid ... Exerts a raw and genuine power
Los Angeles Times
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Details
- Author
- Isabel Allende
- Narrator
- Maria Cabezas
- Duration
- 14 hours 36 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 January 2026
- ISBN
- 9781526693020
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Crime and / or mystery fiction
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende, read by Maria Cabezas‘Isabel Allende enchants in Maya’s Notebook’ Vanity FairNeglected by her parents, nineteen-year-old Maya Nidal has grown up in Berkeley with her grandparents. When her grandfather dies of cancer, Maya's life collapses, and she finds herself in a downward spiral that eventually bottoms out in Las Vegas.Lost in a dangerous underworld, she is caught in the crosshairs of warring forces. As she tries to make sense of the past, she unravels mysterious truths about life and about her family, and embarks on her greatest adventure: the journey into her own soul.
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