Round 8: Tossup 13

A character in this novel who embroiders the world’s largest tablecloth predicts that her brother will dislocate his hip on a horse. That mermaid-like character (-5[1])in this novel dies from poisoned (15[1])brandy in lemonade. The line “Barrabas came to us by sea” (15[1])opens (15[2])this novel, (15[1])which ends as its narrator Alba reveals she is pregnant. This novel, which is set around an hacienda at (*) Tres Marías, depicts a romance between Blanca and Pedro Tercero. After the death of the green-haired Rosa the Beautiful in this novel, Clara del Valle marries Esteban. For 10 points, name this novel centering on the Trueba family by Chilean author Isabel Allende. ■END■

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