Island Beneath The Sea

[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, Tete 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)