{"product_id":"long-petal-of-the-sea-a","title":"Long sea petal","description":"\u003cp style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003e New York Times Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003e From the author of House of the Spirits, this epic novel that spans decades and crosses continents follows two young men as they flee the consequences of the Spanish Civil War in search of a place to call home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003e “One of the richest imaginative depictions of the Spanish Civil War to date, and one of the most powerful and moving works of [Isabel Allende's] long career.” (The New York Times Book Review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003e Selected as one of the best books of the year by Esquire and Good Housekeeping Parade.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003eIn the late 1930s, civil war swept through Spain. When General Franco and his fascists succeeded in overthrowing the government, hundreds of thousands were forced to flee on a treacherous journey through the mountains to the French border. Among them was Roser, a young, pregnant widow, who found her life intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love. To survive, the two must unite in a marriage neither wanted. Along with two thousand other refugees, Roser and Victor boarded the SS Winnipeg, a ship chartered by the poet Pablo Neruda, bound for Chile: “the long bouquet of sea, wine, and ice.” As unlikely partners, the couple embraced exile as world war raged across the rest of Europe. Starting anew on a new continent, they faced trial after trial, but also found joy as they patiently waited for the day they could return home. Through it all, their hope of returning to Spain kept them going. Destined to witness the battle between freedom and oppression as it plays out around the world, Roser and Victor will find that home may be closer than they all thought. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003eA stunning work of historical fiction about hope, exile, and belonging, *A Long Petal of the Sea* shows Isabel Allende at the height of her powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003e Praise for \"A Long Petal of the Sea\"\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003e“An intimate look at the relationship between a man and a woman and an epic tale of love, war, family, and the search for home, this remarkable novel, like all the best, transports the reader to another time and place, while also illuminating the way we live now.” (J. Courtney Sullivan, author of Saints for All Occasions) “This novel is not only for those who have been fans of Allende for decades, but also for those who have never encountered her work: What a joy to meet Allende for the first time. She knows that all stories are love stories, and that the greatest love stories are told by time.” (Colm McCann, National Book Award-winning author of Let the Great World Spin)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43407867871386,"sku":"9781526627605","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/9335\/7466\/files\/long-petal-of-the-sea-a-book-fanar_2d0d6962-d898-4c6e-aa99-20c83820d226.jpg?v=1694371995","url":"https:\/\/bookfanar.com\/en\/products\/long-petal-of-the-sea-a","provider":"Book Fanar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}