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From internationally bestselling author Isabel Allende comes an exquisitely crafted love story and multigenerational epic that sweeps from present-day San Francisco to Poland and the United States during WWII. In 1939, as Poland falls under the shadow of the Nazis and the world goes to war, young Alma Belasco's parents send her away to live in safety with an aunt and uncle in their opulent mansion in San Francisco. There she meets Ichimei Fukuda, the son of the family's Japanese gardener, and between them a tender love blossoms. Following Pearl Harbor, the two are cruelly pulled apart when Ichimei and his family - like thousands of Japanese Americans - are declared enemies by the US government and relocated to internment camps. Throughout their lifetimes, Alma and Ichimei reunite again and again, but theirs is a love they are forever forced to hide from the world. Decades later, Alma is nearing the end of her long and eventful life. Irina Bazili, a care worker struggling to come to terms with her own troubled past, meets the older woman and her grandson, Seth, at Lark House nursing home. As Irina and Seth forge a friendship, they become intrigued by a series of mysterious gifts and letters sent to Alma, and learn about Ichimei and this extraordinary secret passion that has endured for nearly seventy years.

Le eroine di Isabel Allende recano tutte il medesimo tratto dominante: la passione. Sono le passioni a scolpirne il destino. E Zarité Sedella, detta Tété, ultima incarnazione della donna come la vuole Isabel, non fa eccezione. 1770, Santo Domingo, ora Haiti. Tete ha nove anni quando il giovane francese Toulouse Valmorain la compra perche si occupi delle faccende di casa. Intorno, i campi di canna da zucchero, la calura sfibrante dell'isola, il lavoro degli schiavi. Tete impara presto com'e fatto quel mondo: la violenza dei padroni, l'ansia di liberta, i vincoli preziosi della solidarieta. Quando Valmorain si sposta nelle piantagioni della Louisiana, anche Tete deve seguirlo, ma ormai e cominciata la battaglia per la dignita, per il futuro, per l'affrancamento degli schiavi. È una battaglia lenta che si mescola al destarsi di amori e passioni, all'annodarsi di relazioni e alleanze, al muoversi febbrile dei personaggi piu diversi - soldati e schiavi guerrieri, sacerdoti vudu e frati cattolici, matrone e cocottes, pirati e nobili decaduti, medici e oziosi bellimbusti. Contro il fondale animatissimo della storia, Zarite Sedella, soprannominata Tete, spicca bella e coraggiosa, battagliera e consapevole, un'eroina modernissima che arriva da lontano a rammentarci la fede nella liberta e la dignita delle passioni.

Lepica storia damore tra la giovane Alma Belasco e il giardiniere giapponese Ichimei: una vicenda che trascende il tempo e che spazia dalla Polonia della Seconda guerra mondiale alla San Francisco dei nostri giorni.Ci sono passioni che divampano come incendi fino a quando il destino non le soffoca con una zampata, ma anche in questi casi rimangono braci calde pronte ad ardere nuovamente non appena ritrovano lossigeno.

From internationally bestselling author Isabel Allende comes an exquisitely crafted love story and multigenerational epic that sweeps from present-day San Francisco to Poland and the United States during WWII.In 1939, as Poland falls under the shadow of the Nazis and the world goes to war, young Alma Belasco''s parents send her away to live in safety with an aunt and uncle in their opulent mansion in San Francisco. There she meets Ichimei Fukuda, the son of the family''s Japanese gardener, and between them a tender love blossoms. Following Pearl Harbor, the two are cruelly pulled apart when Ichimei and his family - like thousands of Japanese Americans - are declared enemies by the US government and relocated to internment camps. Throughout their lifetimes, Alma and Ichimei reunite again and again, but theirs is a love they are forever forced to hide from the world.Decades later, Alma is nearing the end of her long and eventful life. Irina Bazili, a care worker struggling to come to terms with her own troubled past, meets the older woman and her grandson, Seth, at Lark House nursing home. As Irina and Seth forge a friendship, they become intrigued by a series of mysterious gifts and letters sent to Alma, and learn about Ichimei and this extraordinary secret passion that has endured for nearly seventy years.

Alma Belasco, à 80 ans passés, toujours belle et pleine d’allant, décide de quitter la vaste demeure familiale de Sea Cliff où elle a grandi afin de s’installer à Lark House, une résidence pour perso

Una lección magistral de cómo hacer frente a los distintos retos que depara la vida.Isabel Allende narra a su hija Paula todo lo que ha sucedido con la familia desde el momento en que ella murió. El lector vive, junto con la autora, la superacion personal de una mujer con una gran fuerza inspiradora, rodeada siempre de amigos y familiares. Su historia es emotiva, pero tambien esta repleta de humor, personajes pintorescos y anecdotas caoticas y divertidas sobre la complicidad, el amor, la esperanza, la magia y la fuerza de la amistad.

Le eroine di Isabel Allende recano tutte il medesimo tratto dominante: la passione. Sono le passioni a scolpirne il destino. E Zarité Sedella, detta Tété, ultima incarnazione della donna come la vuole Isabel, non fa eccezione. 1770, Santo Domingo, ora Haiti. Tete ha nove anni quando il giovane francese Toulouse Valmorain la compra perche si occupi delle faccende di casa. Intorno, i campi di canna da zucchero, la calura sfibrante dell''isola, il lavoro degli schiavi. Tete impara presto com''e fatto quel mondo: la violenza dei padroni, l''ansia di liberta, i vincoli preziosi della solidarieta. Quando Valmorain si sposta nelle piantagioni della Louisiana, anche Tete deve seguirlo, ma ormai e cominciata la battaglia per la dignita, per il futuro, per l''affrancamento degli schiavi. È una battaglia lenta che si mescola al destarsi di amori e passioni, all''annodarsi di relazioni e alleanze, al muoversi febbrile dei personaggi piu diversi - soldati e schiavi guerrieri, sacerdoti vudu e frati cattolici, matrone e cocottes, pirati e nobili decaduti, medici e oziosi bellimbusti. Contro il fondale animatissimo della storia, Zarite Sedella, soprannominata Tete, spicca bella e coraggiosa, battagliera e consapevole, un''eroina modernissima che arriva da lontano a rammentarci la fede nella liberta e la dignita delle passioni.

Duels at dawn, fierce battles with pirates and impossible rescues - these are the deeds that forged the legend of Zorro. But where did the man begin? In southern California, in the late 18th century: Diego de la Vega is a child of two worlds, his father an aristocratic Spaniard, his mother a Shoshone warrior. Growing up he witnesses the brutal injustices dealt to Native Americans. Later, following the example of his fencing master, the young Diego joins a secret movement devoted to helping the powerless. His first steps on the road to heroism have been taken. But a great rival will emerge from the ranks of the cruel oppressors. How will Zorro defeat him? And will his childhood sweetheart Isabel claim the prize she so longs for - his true love?

Born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue, Zarité, is the daughter of an African mother she never knew and one of the white sailors who brought her into bondage Though her childhood is one of brutality and fear, she finds solace in the traditional rhythms of African drums and in the voodoo loas she discovers through her fellow slaves When twenty-year-old Toulouse Valmorain arrives on the island in 1770, it's with powdered wigs in his baggage and dreams of financial success in his mind...

In The Sum of Our Days, internationally acclaimed author Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of the tragic death of her daughter, Paula. Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor, and wisdom, this remarkable memoir is as exuberant and full of life as its creator. Allende bares her soul as she shares her thoughts on love, marriage, motherhood, spirituality and religion, infidelity, addiction, and memoryand recounts stories of the wildly eccentric, strong-minded, and eclectic tribe she gathers around her and lovingly embraces as a new kind of family.

From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, Isabel Allende's latest novel tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny in a society where that would seem impossible. Born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue -- now known as Haiti --Tete is the product of violent union between an African mother she never knew and one of the white sailors who brought her into bondage. When twenty-year-old Toulouse Valmorain arrives on the island in 1770, it's with powdered wigs in his trunks and dreams of financial success in his mind. But running his father's plantation, Saint Lazare, is neither glamorous nor easy. Against the merciless backdrop of sugar cane fields, the lives of Tete and Valmorain grow ever more intertwined. When bloody revolution arrives at the gates of Saint Lazare, they flee the island for the decadence and opportunity of New Orleans. There, Tete finally forges a new life -- but her connection to Valmorain is deeper than anyone knows and not so easily severed. Spanning four decades, 'Island Beneath the Sea' is the moving story of one woman's determination to find love amid loss, to offer humanity though her own has been so battered, and to forge her own identity in the cruellest of circumstances.

Born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue - now known as Haiti - Tete is the product of violent union between an African mother she never knew and one of the white sailors who brought her into bondage. When twenty-year-old Toulouse Valmorain arrives on the island in 1770, it's with powdered wigs in his trunks and dreams of financial success in his mind. But running his father's plantation, Saint Lazare, is neither glamorous nor easy. Against the merciless backdrop of sugar cane fields, the lives of Tete and Valmorain grow ever more intertwined. When bloody revolution arrives at the gates of Saint Lazare, they flee the island for the decadence and opportunity of New Orleans. There, Tete finally forges a new life - but her connection to Valmorain is deeper than anyone knows and not so easily severed. Spanning four decades, Island Beneath the Sea is the moving story of one woman's determination to find love amid loss, to offer humanity though her own has been so battered, and to forge her own identity in the cruellest of circumstances.