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Publisher's Summary
Bloomsbury presents A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende, read by Edoardo Ballerini.
Sometimes, the difficult thing is not to flee but to return. A love letter to Chile that soars from the Spanish Civil War to the rise and fall of Pinochet, and a stunning return to great storytelling heights, A Long Petal of the Sea is the much-awaited new novel from literary legend Isabel Allende.
September 3, 1939, the day of the Spanish exiles’ splendid arrival in Chile, the Second World War broke out in Europe.
Victor Dalmau is a young doctor when he is caught up in the Spanish Civil War, a tragedy that leaves his life - and the fate of his country - forever changed. Together with his sister-in-law, the pianist Roser Bruguera, he is forced out of his beloved Barcelona and into exile.
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. There, they find themselves enmeshed in a rich web of characters who come together in love and tragedy over the course of four generations, destined to witness the battle between freedom and repression as it plays out across the world. A masterful work of historical fiction about hope, exile and belonging, A Long Petal of the Sea is Isabel Allende at the height of her powers.
Critic Reviews
"Allende has everything it takes: the ear, the eye, the mind, the heart, the all-encompassing humanity." (New York Times)
"Isabel Allende is a grand story teller who writes with surpassing compassion and insight. Her place as an icon of world literature was secured long ago. She will be celebrated, by readers and writers alike, for generations to come." (Khaled Hosseini)
"Allende marries the fictional and the historical in lush, sprawling epics. A Long Petal of the Sea takes its place in the unparalleled canon she has created, exploring the sacrifices we make for the sake of those we love, and the love we sacrifice for the sake of our families." (Jodi Picoult)
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- Anusri Vashistha
- 20-05-20
A love letter to life and times
What an absolutely lovely book. It sneaks up on you and before you know gets under your skin. Isabelle has the power to get you invested in all her characters from the get go, and you want them to survive the tumult of life in a war trodden world. she rewards you with rich history and delicately interwoven backgrounds of her characters. the novel does become predictable at places but to be a thriller is not the goal of the writer, the goal is to take you on this wonderful journey from which you'll come out more content than you had thought possible. must read
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- B H.
- 14-04-20
enjoyable
The narrator did a brilliant take on the story. I loved the way he brought out the characters to life. I enjoyed the story by Isabella except for the fact that it ran over a long long period of time.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-04-20
Very good narration
This was my first time listening to Isabel Allende and I had great expectation out of the storyline but it fell flat for me but I have to admit I very much enjoyed the narrator. He’s done a splendid job.
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- Miss t bond
- 13-03-20
Read like a history lesson
Found it difficult to like this book. The story of the Spanish civil war and chile were interesting and I realised how little I knew about both of these subjects .But the characters felt very flat and I found it difficult to care about any one. It felt as if Allende had done a lot of research and then slapped some characters onto her research work.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-05-20
a beautiful book.
A beautiful passionate story that documents well the impact of facism. I loved it immensely.
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- Nico
- 08-05-20
An engaging story
An engaging story, with seamless weaving of fact and fiction. Quite simple narrative style, however.
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- Jewels
- 03-05-20
It was education
You get to travel a lifetime with Victor... A tough life but there is always hope. For me the story was a little too 'neat' I wanted everything to be tidied up and it was... But life is seldom like that. Its like a diary in many ways and will leave many of us humbled at how easy our lives are.
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- Kindle Customer
- 06-04-20
First Allende book, perhaps not the best to start
in 12 week isolation, I needed company whilst to struggled to walk, in and around my smallish garden ( which I am thankful for) . my daily walk coincided with a chapter per day. The first half of the book was more interesting than the second. I didn't really empathise with any of the characters and elements of the story were predictable. But would I read another of her books. yes
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- nick j
- 05-04-20
Superb writing, captivating, humane and historical
A real page turner for me. The characters are endearing and it provided an interesting insight into the life of Catalan immigrants in Chili during and after the Spanish civil war, which I knew very little about
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- J C WILSON
- 31-03-20
Heartwarming novel
Beautifully narrated. A very tender love story with fascinating historical background. A great insight into the hardship of life during the Spanish Civil War and the military coup in Chile.
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- TCat
- 14-03-20
The writer
Isn’t she wonderful ? Thoroughly enjoyable and thought provoking and I loved it. Tom Calvert March 2020
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- Ying Ling Lee
- 03-03-20
Life story of Victor
A beautiful story with great characters spanning 6 decades starting in Spain escaping the Spanish civil war to Chile. Living in hope, surviving and enduring war and all it brings with it to modern times.
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- Mrs. Patricia Hopwood
- 28-01-20
love all Isabel Allende stories.
This book is historical, shows the struggle and tribulations of life beautifully. Anybody who ever had to leave their home country will be able to relate to this beautiful tale
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- Fiona O'Connell
- 14-03-20
A good historical account
I struggled to stay focused with this book. It became too much like a list of historical facts with not enough storyline. I didn't know much about the Spanish Civil War and Chile's political history so I did learn a lot.
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- raelene
- 07-03-20
long
very long, drawn out. tried to keep interested despite slow narration but couldnt get passed 3rd chapter.