but short-lived - changes everything. She returns to San Francisco heartbroken, but with a newfound determination to survive in her own name. Santiago, 1891. Emilia finds herself in a nation on the brink of an abyss. While covering news of the civil war unfolding in Chile, she goes she goes in search of another story - of the del Valle family whose legacy is her birth right, and what became of the father who abandoned them. Enduring violence on the battlefield, in hospital and in prison, Emilia's own journey becomes one of loves lost and found, leading her into the heart of the homeland she never knew. Another masterclass in historical storytelling from Isabel Allende, My Name is Emilia del Valle is a powerful tale of love and war, discovery and redemption, told by a valiant young woman who confronts monumental challenges, survives, and reinvents herself along the way.