# Is "My Invented Country" by Isabel Allende a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of My Invented Country by Isabel Allende (HarperCollins, 2003) is identified by: First US edition published by HarperCollins, New York, 2003 (ISBN 0-06-054567-4); translated by Margaret Sayers Peden; a memoir. First English-language edition of the Spanish 'Mi país inventado' (2003).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First US edition published by HarperCollins, New York, 2003 (ISBN 0-06-054567-4); translated by Margaret Sayers Peden; a memoir
- A true US first shows the HarperCollins imprint and a complete number line ending in 1
- Published the same year in the UK by Flamingo, HarperCollins's UK imprint (ISBN 0-00-716311-8)
- Publisher imprint reads HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Isabel Allende |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Year | 2003 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First US edition published by HarperCollins, New York, 2003 (ISBN 0-06-054567-4); translated by Margaret Sayers Peden; a memoir |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First US edition published by HarperCollins, New York, 2003 (ISBN 0-06-054567-4); translated by Margaret Sayers Peden; a memoir. A true US first shows the HarperCollins imprint and a complete number line ending in 1. Published the same year in the UK by Flamingo, HarperCollins's UK imprint (ISBN 0-00-716311-8).

## Is this the true first?
First English-language edition of the Spanish 'Mi país inventado' (2003). The US HarperCollins and UK Flamingo editions both appeared in 2003; sources do not establish which month-level printing preceded the other, so neither can be asserted as the single true first over the other.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition affecting the first printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *My Invented Country* by Isabel Allende a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/my-invented-country
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.