![]() 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. ![]() ![]() 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. 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. Together with his sister-in-law, the pianist Roser Bruguera, he is forced out of his beloved Barcelona and into exile. 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. September 3, 1939, the day of the Spanish exiles’ splendid arrival in Chile, the Second World War broke out in Europe. ![]() 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. Sometimes, the difficult thing is not to flee but to return. Bloomsbury presents A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende, read by Edoardo Ballerini. New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende is renowned for such classic works of fiction as 'The House of the Spirits,' 'Eva Luna' and 'A Long Petal of the Sea. Originally published in 2019, Isabel Allende’s A Long Petal of the Sea: A Novel is a work of historical fiction. ![]()
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