A newscaster tries to rescue a girl stuck in a mudpit after an avalanche in this author's story "And of Clay Are We Created." In a story by this author, the Colonel becomes sick after being told a secret phrase by Belisa. This author of "Two Words" wrote a novel whose narrator is encouraged to record her stories by the transgender telenovela actress Mimí. A character created by this author is conceived by a gardener on his deathbed after being bitten by a snake. That narrator created by this author leaves the house of Riad Halabí before eventually falling in love with Rolf Carlé. This author of Eva Luna wrote a novel that depicts the marriage between Clara del Valle and Esteban Trueba at the hacienda Las Tres Marías. For 10 points, name this Chilean author of The House of the Spirits. ■END■
ANSWER: Isabel Allende
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