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.
| Primary Genre | Family Drama |
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'A magical storyteller' Daily Mail
It 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.
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
Island Beneath the Sea is available in Paperback, Hardback
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
