These three very different people are brought together in a mesmerizing story that moves from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil, sparking the beginning of a long overdue love story between Richard and Lucia. At a loss, the professor asks his tenant Lucia Maraz-a 62-year-old lecturer from Chile-for her advice. What at first seems just a small inconvenience takes an unforeseen and far more serious turn when Evelyn turns up at the professor’s house seeking help. Richard Bowmaster-a 60-year-old human rights scholar-hits the car of Evelyn Ortega-a young, undocumented immigrant from Guatemala-in the middle of a snowstorm in Brooklyn. The only difference is that now there is haste, that feeling that there is little time and that you have to take advantage of it because if I have ten more years (of life) I will enjoy them to everything, there is that sense of urgency,” she confessed.In the Midst of Winter begins with a minor traffic accident-which becomes the catalyst for an unexpected and moving love story between two people who thought they were deep into the winter of their lives. 'I got divorced at an age that nobody dares to, I fell in love again. In Allende’s case, her new novel meant breaking paradigms, because, at 75, she is in love again. 'Beyond Winter' is a novel that reflects the ability to reinvent oneself, create new opportunities, to overcome grief, star over and take advantage of time.

In the book, she captures the moment that she lived and at the same time, addressed the issue of refugees and immigrants in the world. When they get together and run an adventure of solidarity, friendship, and compassion, they find that invincible summer they have inside, they find friendship and love,” she shared.

'The three protagonists live the worst winter in their lives, a traumatic winter. It was then when her novel, “Más allá del Invierno” or 'Beyond Winter' came to life.

Just when she was going to begin writing, she “tumbled” upon Albert Camus’ phrase: “In the midst of winter I learned, finally, that I had an invincible summer within me,” and it seemed to reflect her life at that moment. She had separated from her second husband after 28 years, suffered the death of her literary agent, who was like a mother to her, she said, and also the passing of three close friends and her dog Olivia, who had been by her side for 17 years. Just a few days before the year 2015 ended, Isabel Allende, the Chilean author renowned for writing international bestsellers including ‘The House of Spirits,’ lived one of the longest winters of her life emotionally and internally.

Isabel allende's in the of winter