Thanks, Annika! She currently resides in California with her husband. Allende's latest book of historical fiction first takes us to Spain in the 1930s where we experience the Spanish Civil War firsthand through the lives of the Dalmau family and later their desperate escape to France when all hope is lost and General Francisco Franco grasps controls of their country. Allende adopted U.S. citizenship in 2003. ISBN-13: 9781984820150 Summary Allende's epic novel spanning decades and crossing continents follows two young people as they flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in search of a place to call home. Together with his sister-in-law, the pianist Roser Bruguera, he is forced out of his beloved Barcelona and into exile. $39 for a year. And don’t I know it about social media. The original version of the book is in Spanish but has now been translated into English by Nick Caistor and Amanda Hopkinson. Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is the author of a number of bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including The House of the Spirits, Of Love and Shadows, Eva Luna, Paula, and In the Midst of Winter. Lastly, when I lived in the SF bay area I lived in the town next to AI’s and saw her around from time to time. The poetry introduction to each chapter is inspired and as a poet yourself I am sure you will appreciate them even more! That Pablo Neruda’s poems are quoted is another big plus for me. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Enjoy when you have a chance to read it! . A Long Petal of the Sea, Isabel Allende's newest novel, tells us a story of exile, hope, and belonging. I was often distracted by the forced storytelling and flat characters- too much "telling" with mostly summaries of events and feelings. I look forward to reading her book, for she has always had the capacity to write with intelligence and a sense of oral consciousness. It is a book I will never forget and one I feel that changed me. The writing is terrific as always! Victor and Roser fight on the Republican side against Franco’s Nationalists, they flee Spain and go to France, from there they eventually go to Chile as poet Pablo Neruda hires a ship The Winnipeg to rescue some the trapped Spanish citizens. As for learning from historical novels, that is always a huge bonus – I felt I never stopped learning with this one and was rather shame-faced at the gap of my knowledge about certain events, as I mention in the post. Thank you, Annika!. Wonderful review, Annika! I would love to know your thoughts about it when you’ve finished the book! I put up our Christmas decorations the first week of November. Two refugees from the Spanish Civil War cross the Atlantic Ocean to Chile and a half-century of political and personal upheavals. I love learning about history and through novels is my favourite way! Through it all, their hope of returning to Spain keeps them going. When opportunity to seek refuge in Chile arises, they take it, boarding a ship chartered by the poet Pablo Neruda to the promised 'long petal of sea and wine and snow' over the seas. Would this be a good/age appropriate book to order for a high school library? Allende is such a gifted storyteller. That’s great, Neil and perhaps you’ll be tempted to read this one? Brilliantly capturing their epic scope and yet the very personal touch of the people. There are two things I like about Isabel Allende’s books. But they will also find joy as they patiently await the day when they will be exiles no more. Tell readers what you thought by rating and reviewing this book. "Allende's assured prose vividly evokes her fictional characters, historical figures like Neruda, and decades of complex international history; her imagery makes the suffering of war and displacement palpable yet also does justice to human strength, hope and rebirth...the novel feels both timeless and perfectly timed for today." , Yes, yes, on all counts, lol. Hilary, I’m so glad you’re taken with my review and it is an astonishing book – an instant classic. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. One thing I love about reading is the vicarious thrill I get from being immersed in situations beyond my own experiences, my own lifetime. Thanks! It was not quite like anything I’ve read in a long time and one I’m delighted to be able to share here! Each of them joined the half million other defeated Spaniards fleeing to France and placed into concentration camps. Tough Conversations. It made me aware of a period in history I hadn’t known about other than the Spanish Civil War and Franco. Suffice it to say, this time around Allende did not let me down. Mae, the whole book is incredibly emotional and the intensity was more gradual after the departure from Spain. She begins each chapter with the powerful and heartfelt poetry of Pablo Neruda, setting an emotional tone for the terrible cost of war, longing for one’s country, romantic ardor, and political ideology. Available ebook formats: Bless you, for your kind comment, Darlene. BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. In the beginning of A LONG PETAL OF THE SEA, Allende writes about the many thousands of terrified refugees escaping to France, where a campaign of fear and hatred awaited them, about how nobody wanted these “filthy fugitives” or “repugnant beings who were going to spread epidemics, commit robberies and rape, and stir up a communist revolution.” Less than a year ago I was eating at a small intimate restaurant with a friend who whispered “don’t look around, but that’s Isabel Allende in the corner table.” I wanted to race over and say hi, but I was too shy (plus I didn’t want to be a pest). I wanted to follow her and take in some of her writing vibes! I've read many of her novels but this one was difficult to get through. Mary, thank you so much and it was a most interesting book to review and one I started a few times trying to decide which angle to take.
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