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"Allende is a master storyteller at the peak of her powers."--Los Angeles Times
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 ninteenth century.
The daughter of an African mother she never knew and a white sailor, Zarit --known as T t --was born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue. Growing up amid brutality and fear, T t found solace in the traditional rhythms of African drums and the mysteries of voodoo.
Her life changes when twenty-year-old Toulouse Valmorain arrives on the island in 1770 to run his father's plantation, Saint Lazare. Overwhelmed by the challenges of his responsibilities and trapped in a painful marriage, Valmorain turns to his teenaged slave T t , who becomes his most important confidant. The indelible bond they share will connect them across four tumultuous decades and ultimately define their lives.
Author: Isabel Allende
Publisher: Harpervia
Published: 06/30/2020
Pages: 592
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.60d
ISBN13: 9780063021778
ISBN10: 0063021773
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Romance | General