Island Beneath the Sea - A Novel

"Allende is a master storyteller at the peak of her powers."-- Los Angeles Times The New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and A Long Petal of the Sea tells the story of one unforgettable woman--a slave and concubine determined to take control of her own destiny--in this sweeping historical novel that moves from the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the ninteenth century. The daughter of an African mother she never knew and a white sailor, Zarite--known as Tete--was born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue. Growing up amid brutality and fear, Tete found solace in the traditional rhythms of African drums and the mysteries of voodoo. Her life changes when twenty-year-old Toulouse Valmorain arrives on the island in 1770 to run his father's plantation, Saint Lazare. Overwhelmed by the challenges of his responsibilities and trapped in a painful marriage, Valmorain turns to his teenaged slave Tete, who becomes his most important confidant. The indelible bond they share will connect them across four tumultuous decades and ultimately define their lives.

Product details

• Authors: Isabel Allende
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780063021778
• ISBN: 978-0-06-302177-8
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Romance, Short Stories, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Relating to early adulthood, Sea stories, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Romance / General, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), FICTION: Sea Stories, FICTION: Romance / New Adult, FICTION: Romance / Multicultural & Interracial, LITERATURE: LATIN AMERICA & LATINO, FICTION: World Literature / American / 21st Century, Relating to African American / Black American people, Modern and Contemporary romance, Narrative theme: Diversity, equality, inclusion, FICTION: Historical / 20th Century / General, Literature / Latin America & Latino