Reviews
“A remarkable feat of prescience& Island Beneath the Sea is rich in drama, setting, themes, characters, dialogue and symbolism&an intriguing and wonderfully woven story.â€�, "[An] entertaining sweep...The canvas contains no less than the revolutionary history of the world's first black republic...Allende revels in period details...Her cast is equally vibrant..." -- New York Times Book Review "Exuberant passions, strong heroines and intricate plots...a world as enchanted--and enchanting--as it is brutal and unjust... A page-turning drama." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Enthralling, blood-chilling, and heart-breaking... Island Beneath the Sea is a historical novel which works brilliantly in conveying the cyclone that was the eighteenth century." -- The Huffington Post "...with gorgeous place descriptions, a keen eye for history and a predilection for high drama...There are few more charming storytellers in the world than Isabel Allende." -- NPR.org "Timely and absorbing...filled with adventure, vivid characters, and richly detailed descriptions of life in the Caribbean." -- Library Journal "A lush epic of racism and rebellion which begins in Saint-Domingue (today's Haiti)...In a culture of violence, Tété proves that ingenuity can be as heroic as love." -- Cathleen Medwick, More magazine "Epic scope and sweep...[Allende's] characters, linked by blood, love triangles and even incest, have a depth and complexity that...imbues the proceedings with a lushness bordering on magic realism." -- Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers "Two remarkable women whose destinies are entwined face the chaos of this time [eighteenth century Saint-Domingue]. . . . Uncannily relevant." -- Elle "A remarkable feat of prescience. . . . Island Beneath the Sea is rich in drama, setting, themes, characters, dialogue and symbolism . . . an intriguing and wonderfully woven story." -- San Antonio Express-News An entrancing and astute storyteller...In a many-faceted plot, Allende animates irresistible characters authentic in their emotional turmoil and pragmatic adaptability...while masterfully dramatizing the psychic wounds of slavery." -- Donna Seaman, Booklist (starred review), A lush epic of racism and rebellion which begins in Saint-Domingue (today's Haiti)...In a culture of violence, Tt proves that ingenuity can be as heroic as love., Two remarkable women whose destinies are entwined face the chaos of this time [eighteenth century Saint-Domingue]...Uncannily relevant., A remarkable feat of prescience ISLAND BENEATH THE SEA is rich in drama, setting, themes, characters, dialogue and symbolism an intriguing and wonderfully woven story., Timely and absorbing filled with adventure, vivid characters, and richly detailed descriptions of life in the Caribbean, A remarkable feat of prescience. . . . Island Beneath the Sea is rich in drama, setting, themes, characters, dialogue and symbolism . . . an intriguing and wonderfully woven story., Enthralling, blood-chilling, and heart-breaking ISLAND BENEATH THE SEA is a historical novel which works brilliantly in conveying the cyclone that was the eighteenth century., Enthralling, blood-chilling, and heart-breaking… Island Beneath the Sea is a historical novel which works brilliantly in conveying the cyclone that was the eighteenth century., ...with gorgeous place descriptions, a keen eye for history and a predilection for high drama...There are few more charming storytellers in the world than Isabel Allende., A remarkable feat of prescience... Island Beneath the Sea is rich in drama, setting, themes, characters, dialogue and symbolism...an intriguing and wonderfully woven story., [An] entertaining sweep...The canvas contains no less than the revolutionary history of the world's first black republic...Allende revels in period details...Her cast is equally vibrant..., A remarkable feat of prescience… Island Beneath the Sea is rich in drama, setting, themes, characters, dialogue and symbolism…an intriguing and wonderfully woven story., An entrancing and astute storyteller…In a many-faceted plot, Allende animates irresistible characters authentic in their emotional turmoil and pragmatic adaptability…while masterfully dramatizing the psychic wounds of slavery.", [An] entertaining sweep...The canvas contains no less than the revolutionary history of the world s first black republic...Allende revels in period details...Her cast is equally vibrant..., An entrancing and astute storyteller...In a many-faceted plot, Allende animates irresistible characters authentic in their emotional turmoil and pragmatic adaptability...while masterfully dramatizing the psychic wounds of slavery.", Exuberant passions, strong heroines and intricate plots...a world as enchanted--and enchanting--as it is brutal and unjust... A page-turning drama., Two remarkable women whose destinies are entwined face the chaos of this time [eighteenth century Saint-Domingue] Uncannily relevant., ' Island Beneath the Sea is a seductive, intoxicating saga. It starts with slavery, forbidden relationships and rebellion in Haiti, and expands to include struggles over secret children, racial castes and family heirs in Louisiana. Isabel Allende's latest novel is sweeping, provocative and impossible to put down.' -- Lawrence Hill, author of The Book of Negroes (), A lush epic of racism and rebellion which begins in Saint-Domingue (today's Haiti)...In a culture of violence, Tété proves that ingenuity can be as heroic as love., Exuberant passions, strong heroines and intricate plots...a world as enchanted-and enchanting-as it is brutal and unjust... A page-turning drama., Two remarkable women whose destinies are entwined face the chaos of this time [eighteenth century Saint-Domingue]. . . . Uncannily relevant., Epic scope and sweep [Allende s] characters, linked by blood, love triangles and even incest, have a depth and complexity that imbues the proceedings with a lushness bordering on magic realism., A lush epic of racism and rebellion which begins in Saint-Domingue (today s Haiti) In a culture of violence, Tété proves that ingenuity can be as heroic as love., “A lush epic of racism and rebellion which begins in Saint-Domingue (today’s Haiti)…In a culture of violence, T t proves that ingenuity can be as heroic as love.â€�, Epic scope and sweep…[Allende's] characters, linked by blood, love triangles and even incest, have a depth and complexity that…imbues the proceedings with a lushness bordering on magic realism., …with gorgeous place descriptions, a keen eye for history and a predilection for high drama…There are few more charming storytellers in the world than Isabel Allende., Timely and absorbing…filled with adventure, vivid characters, and richly detailed descriptions of life in the Caribbean., Epic scope and sweep...[Allende's] characters, linked by blood, love triangles and even incest, have a depth and complexity that...imbues the proceedings with a lushness bordering on magic realism., An entrancing and astute storyteller In a many-faceted plot, Allende animates irresistible characters authentic in their emotional turmoil and pragmatic adaptability while masterfully dramatizing the psychic wounds of slavery., Enthralling, blood-chilling, and heart-breaking... Island Beneath the Sea is a historical novel which works brilliantly in conveying the cyclone that was the eighteenth century., with gorgeous place descriptions, a keen eye for history and a predilection for high drama There are few more charming storytellers in the world than Isabel Allende., “Enthralling, blood-chilling, and heart-breaking& Island Beneath the Sea is a historical novel which works brilliantly in conveying the cyclone that was the eighteenth century.â€�, Two remarkable women whose destinies are entwined face the chaos of this time [eighteenth century Saint-Domingue]…Uncannily relevant., A lush epic of racism and rebellion which begins in Saint-Domingue (today's Haiti)…In a culture of violence, Tété proves that ingenuity can be as heroic as love., Timely and absorbing...filled with adventure, vivid characters, and richly detailed descriptions of life in the Caribbean.
