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Long Petal of the Sea: A Novel
by Isabel Allende
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NEW
YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The House of the Spirits, this epic
novel spanning decades and crossing continents follows two young people as they
flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in search of a place to call home.
“One
of the most richly imagined portrayals of the Spanish Civil War to date, and
one of the strongest and most affecting works in [Isabel Allende’s] long
career.”—The New York Times Book Review
In the late 1930s, civil war
grips Spain. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing the
government, hundreds of thousands are forced to flee in a treacherous journey
over the mountains to the French border. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young
widow, who finds her life intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army
doctor and the brother of her deceased love. In order to survive, the two must
unite in a marriage neither of them desires.
Together with two thousand
other refugees, they embark on the SS Winnipeg, a ship chartered by the poet
Pablo Neruda, to Chile: “the long petal of sea and wine and snow.” As unlikely
partners, they embrace exile as the rest of Europe erupts in world war.
Starting over on a new continent, their trials are just beginning, and over the
course of their lives, they will face trial after trial. But they will also
find joy as they patiently await the day when they will be exiles no more.
Through it all, their hope of returning to Spain keeps them going. Destined to
witness the battle between freedom and repression as it plays out across the
world, Roser and Victor will find that home might have been closer than they
thought all along.
A masterful work of historical
fiction about hope, exile, and belonging, A Long Petal of the Sea shows Isabel
Allende at the height of her powers.
Praise
for A Long Petal of the Sea
“Both an intimate look at the relationship
between one man and one woman and an epic story of love, war, family, and the
search for home, this gorgeous novel, like all the best novels, transports the
reader to another time and place, and also sheds light on the way we live
now.”—J. Courtney Sullivan, author of
Saints for All Occasions
“This is a novel not just for
those of us who have been Allende fans for decades, but also for those who are
brand-new to her work: What a joy it must be to come upon Allende for the first
time. She knows that all stories are love stories, and the greatest love
stories are told by time.”—Colum McCann,
National Book Award–winning author of Let the Great World Spin
Product
details
File Size :
4212 KB
Print Length : 336 pages
Publisher :
Ballantine Books (January 21, 2020)
Publication Date : January 21, 2020
Sold by : Amazon.com Services
LLC
Language : English
ASIN : B07R9WKFRF
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