Island Beneath the Sea

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A magical storyteller Daily Mail

It is 18th century Saint Domingue, and Tt never knew her parents. All she knows is that her mother was a slave, and that her white fathers 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 cant 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.

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A seductive, intoxicating saga ... Sweeping, provocative and impossible to put down -- Lawrence Hill
Allendes writing is so vivid we smell the countryside, hear the sounds, see the bright birds, smell and even taste the soft fruit * The Times *

Author Bio

Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is a literary living legend and phenomenon. With 77 million books sold, she is the most-read author in the Spanish language throughout the world, and a blockbuster international bestseller of adult novels. A novelist, feminist and philanthropist, Isabel won worldwide acclaim in 1982 with her first novel, The House of the Spirits. Her work has been translated into over 42 languages, and received the PEN Center Lifetime Achievement Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She lives in California.