[2]A perfect audio selection for Hispanic Heritage Month [3]would be Isabel Allende's [4]recent novel, Island Beneath the Sea, [2] translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. [5] This lyrical novel tells the story of Zarite, a woman born to slavery but determined to claim her own and her daughter's freedom against impossible odds. From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue, now Haiti, to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the nineteenth century, this richly-detailed book explores the history and complex relationships of the times. The reader, S. Epatha Merkerson, [6] has a pleasing voice and takes her time with Allende's very descriptive, imaginative prose. This audio book, available both on CD and in eAudio [7] format, is especially recommended for lovers of history and historical fiction.
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- Hispanic Heritage month [9]
