Island Beneath the Sea: A Novel - Hardcover By Allende, Isabel - GOOD

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Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Brand
Unbranded
Type
Novel
MPN
Does not apply
ISBN
9780061988240
Book Title
Island Beneath the Sea : a Novel
Publisher
HarperCollins
Item Length
9 in
Publication Year
2010
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.4 in
Author
Isabel Allende
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Literary, Historical
Item Weight
26 Oz
Item Width
6.1 in
Number of Pages
464 Pages
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061988243
ISBN-13
9780061988240
eBay Product ID (ePID)
78882857

Product Key Features

Book Title
Island Beneath the Sea : a Novel
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Literary, Historical
Genre
Fiction
Author
Isabel Allende
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
26 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-046251
Dewey Edition
23/eng/20230406
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€�, "[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..." -- New York Times Book Review "Exuberant passions, strong heroines and intricate plots...a world as enchanted--and enchanting--as it is brutal and unjust... A page-turning drama." -- San Francisco Chronicle "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." -- The Huffington Post "...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." -- NPR.org "Timely and absorbing...filled with adventure, vivid characters, and richly detailed descriptions of life in the Caribbean." -- Library Journal "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." -- Cathleen Medwick, More magazine "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." -- Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers "Two remarkable women whose destinies are entwined face the chaos of this time [eighteenth century Saint-Domingue]. . . . Uncannily relevant." -- Elle "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." -- San Antonio Express-News 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." -- Donna Seaman, Booklist (starred review), Two remarkable women whose destinies are entwined face the chaos of this time [eighteenth century Saint-Domingue]...Uncannily relevant., 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., A lush epic of racism and rebellion which begins in Saint-Domingue (today's Haiti)...In a culture of violence, Tt proves that ingenuity can be as heroic as love., 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., ...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 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] 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..., 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.", 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., ' Island Beneath the Sea is a seductive, intoxicating saga. It starts with slavery, forbidden relationships and rebellion in Haiti, and expands to include struggles over secret children, racial castes and family heirs in Louisiana. Isabel Allende's latest novel is sweeping, provocative and impossible to put down.' -- Lawrence Hill, author of The Book of Negroes (), 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., Two remarkable women whose destinies are entwined face the chaos of this time [eighteenth century Saint-Domingue]. . . . Uncannily relevant., 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., Timely and absorbing…filled with adventure, vivid characters, and richly detailed descriptions of life in the Caribbean., 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., 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., 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., 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., 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€�, 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., Timely and absorbing...filled with adventure, vivid characters, and richly detailed descriptions of life in the Caribbean.
Dewey Decimal
863/.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. Born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue, Zarité--known as Tété--is the daughter of an African mother she never knew and one of the white sailors who brought her into bondage. Tété surivves a childhood of brutality and fear, finding solace in the traditional rhythms of African drums and in her exhilarating initiation into the mysteries of voodoo. When twenty-year-old Toulouse Valmorain arrives on the island in 1770, he discovers that running his father's plantation, Saint Lazare, is neither glamorous nor easy. Marriage also proves problematic when, eight years later, he brings home a bride. But it is his teenaged slave Tété who becomes Valmorain's most inportant confindant. A heartwrenching and powerful story story of an extraordinary woman who forges her identity and finds love and freedom under the cruelest of circumstances. Isabelle Allende has done it again., "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. Born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue, Zarit --known as T t --is the daughter of an African mother she never knew and one of the white sailors who brought her into bondage. T t surivves a childhood of brutality and fear, finding solace in the traditional rhythms of African drums and in her exhilarating initiation into the mysteries of voodoo. When twenty-year-old Toulouse Valmorain arrives on the island in 1770, he discovers that running his father's plantation, Saint Lazare, is neither glamorous nor easy. Marriage also proves problematic when, eight years later, he brings home a bride. But it is his teenaged slave T t who becomes Valmorain's most inportant confindant. A heartwrenching and powerful story story of an extraordinary woman who forges her identity and finds love and freedom under the cruelest of circumstances. Isabelle Allende has done it again., "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.
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PQ8098.1.L54I7813

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