Long Petal of the Sea

In the late 1930s, civil war grips Spain and forces hundreds of thousands to flee across the French border. Among the refugees are Roser, a pregnant young widow, and Victor Dalmau, an army doctor, who enter a marriage of convenience to survive. Sponsored by poet Pablo Neruda, they board the SS Winnipeg along with thousands of other refugees bound for Chile. Set against decades of political upheaval, the novel follows their search for home, belonging, and peace.

by Isabel Allende

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · First published 2019 · 384 pages