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In this sweeping historical novel, Isabel Allende tells the story of Zarité, or Tété, a slave and concubine navigating her fate from the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to New Orleans. Amid brutality, she finds solace in African traditions, forming a deep bond with plantation owner Toulouse Valmorain that shapes their destinies over four decades.
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Island Beneath the Sea, Isabel Allende
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- Released
- 2020
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Isabel Allende
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 592
- ISBN13
- 9780063021778
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Love, Family, France, 19th century, Spanish Literature, Magical Realism, Freedom, French Revolution (1789-1799), Slavery, Cuba, Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor, 1769–1821, Caribbean, Slaves, New Orleans, Louisiana, Haiti
- Original title
- La isla bajo el mar
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- In this sweeping historical novel, Isabel Allende tells the story of Zarité, or Tété, a slave and concubine navigating her fate from the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to New Orleans. Amid brutality, she finds solace in African traditions, forming a deep bond with plantation owner Toulouse Valmorain that shapes their destinies over four decades.