Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende

The indelible bond they share will connect them across four tumultuous decades and ultimately define their lives. Overwhelmed by the challenges of his responsibilities and trapped in a painful marriage, Valmorain turns to his teenaged slave Tété, who becomes his most important confidant. Her life changes when twenty-year-old Toulouse Valmorain arrives on the island in 1770 to run his father’s plantation, Saint Lazare.

Growing up amid brutality and fear, Tété found solace in the traditional rhythms of African drums and the mysteries of voodoo. 1 The book was issued in 2009 in Spanish as La Isla Bajo el Mar, and was translated into English by Margaret Sayers Peden, who had translated all (except the first) of Allende. It was first published in the United States by HarperCollins. “Allende is a master storyteller at the peak of her powers.”- Los Angeles Times The daughter of an African mother she never knew and a white sailor, Zarité-known as Tété-was born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue. Island Beneath the Sea (Spanish: La Isla Bajo el Mar) is a 2009 novel by Chilean author Isabel Allende.

Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. The New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and A Long Petal of the Sea tells the story of one unforgettable woman-a slave and concubine determined to take control of her own destiny-in this sweeping historical novel that moves from the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century La isla bajo el mar The Island Beneath the Sea By: Isabel Allende Narrated by: Jane Santos Length: 17 hrs 4.8 (352 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases.

Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende