The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

I then read another one of Allende's novels, set in the same place and time, this time beginning with a relative of the main heroine of Portrait in Sepia. Another beautifully written, poetic and magical story. Again, the story covers about three generations of the family, from about the turn of the century to the end of the last century. Highly recommended. What great books I've been reading recently.