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Kirsty Walk talk to Isabel Allende about the power of storytelling

Isabel Allende is one of the most acclaimed writers in the world. Her novels have sold more than 70 million copies and have been translated from Spanish into 42 different languages. She draws on her own eventful life in her fiction telling stories of love, exile and loss. In a special 100 Women interview Kirsty Wark talks to Isabel Allende about the power of storytelling and her desire to live a passionate life.

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