SCOUT· 63%45m·2026-05-06·News PoliticsIsabel Allende and Her Mother Told Each Other (Almost) Everything
Isabel Allende began writing daily letters to her mother when she was a teenager. Over the next several decades, they exchanged over 24,000 of them. Allende credits their letter writing with removing the need for small talk and creating a deep bond between them. Knowing that she had to write to her mother every day…
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“The host is a bit tiring in her “very American” way of talking and taking up so much space in the discussion, but it is great to hear Isabelle Allende’s stories, as she is one of my favourite author. Loved the Eva Luna book so much! ❤”
“I was planning to write a letter to my mother for this mother's day, even though she passed when I was 18 and I am turning 50 in July 💞”
“So similar to me and my mum. I went to boarding school. Letters. Yes, the distance helped. My mum also said all the things her mum said. I'm so bossy. Lovely to listen to this.”
“Superb interview. Interestingly enough, I was very close to my mother too and after my move to New York City we corresponded through letters. I loved her elegant handwriting, her humor, her family news. I became a young writer because of he…”
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