A Long Petal of the Sea
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A Long Petal of the Sea

by Isabel Allende

2019•Historical•384 pages

Taste attributes: historicaldramaromanceheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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Boxlist takeA moving, grounded historical novel: serious and expansive. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

"In the late 1930s, civil war gripped Spain. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing the government, hundreds of thousands are forced to flee in a treacherous journey over the mountains to the French border. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young widow, who finds her life irreversibly intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalDramaRomanceHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComplex relationshipLove conquers all

Subjects

Spain, history, civil war, 1936-1939ChileRomance literatureWidowsRemarriagePolitical refugeesSpaniardsExiles

Details

Author
Isabel Allende
Published
2019
Pages
384
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