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Island Beneath the Sea : A Novel by Isabel Allende (2011, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100061988251
ISBN-139780061988257
eBay Product ID (ePID)99546686
Product Key Features
Book TitleIsland Beneath the Sea : a Novel
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicLiterary, Romance / General, Historical
GenreFiction
AuthorIsabel Allende
Book SeriesP. S. Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight12.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews“A remarkable feat of prescience& Island Beneath the Sea is rich in drama, setting, themes, characters, dialogue and symbolism&an intriguing and wonderfully woven story.â€�, Exuberant passions, strong heroines and intricate plots...a world as enchanted—and enchanting—as it is brutal and unjust... A page-turning drama., A remarkable feat of prescience ISLAND BENEATH THE SEA is rich in drama, setting, themes, characters, dialogue and symbolism an intriguing and wonderfully woven story., Timely and absorbing filled with adventure, vivid characters, and richly detailed descriptions of life in the Caribbean, Enthralling, blood-chilling, and heart-breaking… Island Beneath the Sea is a historical novel which works brilliantly in conveying the cyclone that was the eighteenth century., Enthralling, blood-chilling, and heart-breaking ISLAND BENEATH THE SEA is a historical novel which works brilliantly in conveying the cyclone that was the eighteenth century., [An] entertaining sweep...The canvas contains no less than the revolutionary history of the world's first black republic...Allende revels in period details...Her cast is equally vibrant..., A remarkable feat of prescience… Island Beneath the Sea is rich in drama, setting, themes, characters, dialogue and symbolism…an intriguing and wonderfully woven story., An entrancing and astute storyteller…In a many-faceted plot, Allende animates irresistible characters authentic in their emotional turmoil and pragmatic adaptability…while masterfully dramatizing the psychic wounds of slavery.", [An] entertaining sweep...The canvas contains no less than the revolutionary history of the world s first black republic...Allende revels in period details...Her cast is equally vibrant..., Two remarkable women whose destinies are entwined face the chaos of this time [eighteenth century Saint-Domingue] Uncannily relevant., Exuberant passions, strong heroines and intricate plots...a world as enchanted--and enchanting--as it is brutal and unjust... A page-turning drama., A lush epic of racism and rebellion which begins in Saint-Domingue (today's Haiti)...In a culture of violence, Tété proves that ingenuity can be as heroic as love., Exuberant passions, strong heroines and intricate plots...a world as enchanted-and enchanting-as it is brutal and unjust... A page-turning drama., Epic scope and sweep [Allende s] characters, linked by blood, love triangles and even incest, have a depth and complexity that imbues the proceedings with a lushness bordering on magic realism., A lush epic of racism and rebellion which begins in Saint-Domingue (today s Haiti) In a culture of violence, Tété proves that ingenuity can be as heroic as love., “A lush epic of racism and rebellion which begins in Saint-Domingue (today’s Haiti)…In a culture of violence, T t proves that ingenuity can be as heroic as love.â€�, Epic scope and sweep…[Allende's] characters, linked by blood, love triangles and even incest, have a depth and complexity that…imbues the proceedings with a lushness bordering on magic realism., …with gorgeous place descriptions, a keen eye for history and a predilection for high drama…There are few more charming storytellers in the world than Isabel Allende., An entrancing and astute storyteller In a many-faceted plot, Allende animates irresistible characters authentic in their emotional turmoil and pragmatic adaptability while masterfully dramatizing the psychic wounds of slavery., Timely and absorbing…filled with adventure, vivid characters, and richly detailed descriptions of life in the Caribbean., Two remarkable women whose destinies are entwined face the chaos of this time [eighteenth century Saint-Domingue]…Uncannily relevant., “Enthralling, blood-chilling, and heart-breaking& Island Beneath the Sea is a historical novel which works brilliantly in conveying the cyclone that was the eighteenth century.â€�, with gorgeous place descriptions, a keen eye for history and a predilection for high drama There are few more charming storytellers in the world than Isabel Allende., A lush epic of racism and rebellion which begins in Saint-Domingue (today's Haiti)…In a culture of violence, Tété proves that ingenuity can be as heroic as love.
Dewey Edition23/eng/20230406
Dewey Decimal863/.64
Synopsis"Allende is a master storyteller at the peak of her powers." -- Los Angeles Times From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende (Inés of My Soul, The House of the Spirits, Portrait in Sepia) tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny., "Allende is a master storyteller at the peak of her powers." -- Los Angeles Times From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende ( In s of My Soul, The House of the Spirits, Portrait in Sepia ) tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny. --San Francisco Chronicle, "Allende is a master storyteller at the peak of her powers." - Los Angeles Times From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende (Inés of My Soul, The House of the Spirits, Portrait in Sepia) tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny., "Allende is a master storyteller at the peak of her powers." -- Los Angeles Times From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende ( In s of My Soul, The House of the Spirits, Portrait in Sepia ) tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny.
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