Book Club: A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
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***PLEASE NOTE WE'RE AT ALLIED GARDENS THIS MONTH***
Description:
From the author of The House of the Spirits, this epic novel spanning decades and crossing continents follows two young people as they flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in search of a place to call home. (337 pages; 4.4 stars on Amazon; 4.1 on Goodreads)
Reviews:
- “Allende . . . has deftly woven fact and fiction, history and memory, to create one of the most richly imagined portrayals of the Spanish Civil War to date, and one of the strongest and most affecting works in her long career.” —The New York Times Book Review
- “A tale that is seductively intimate and strategically charming . . . a virtuoso of lucidly well-told, utterly enrapturing fiction . . . Allende deftly addresses war, displacement, violence, and loss in a novel of survival and love under siege.”—Booklist (starred review)
Optional Happy Hour: Following the discussion, we'll choose a nearby place together for Happy Hour.
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