June 2010 Good Housekeeping selection.
Isabel Allende’s new novel is the epic story of a slave girl set in 18th-century Haiti and New Orleans.
'A magical storyteller' Daily MailIt is 18th century Saint Domingue, and Tété never knew her parents. All she knows is that her mother was a slave, and that her white father's identity will forever remain a mystery.As a child she is sold to the plantation-owner Toulouse Valmorain, and finds herself subjected to his unwanted attentions. Still, in spite of everything, she finds community and comfort among the other slaves. And as a revolution gains momentum and opportunities surface, she can't help but wonder: will freedom, one day, be in reach?Powerful and moving, Island Beneath the Sea is a story of courage and hope, even in the cruellest of circumstances.
| Primary Genre | Family Drama |
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'A magical storyteller' Daily MailIt is 18th century Saint Domingue, and Tété never knew her parents. All she knows is that her mother was a slave, and that her white father's identity will forever remain a mystery.As a child she is sold to the plantation-owner Toulouse Valmorain, and finds herself subjected to his unwanted attentions.
Island Beneath the Sea features in the following genres: Family Drama, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Historical Fiction, Fiction, General Fiction, Recommendations
Paperback, Hardback. £8.99, down from the £9.99 cover price. In Stock.
Island Beneath the Sea was written by Isabel Allende and published by Bloomsbury an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Island Beneath the Sea has 592 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. In Stock.
