Like many of Allende’s books, this is rich in historical detail along with fascinating characters and plots. The Dalmau family are fictional characters, but Neruda really does help Spaniards escape the cruelties of Franco by outfitting an old steamer to hold 2000 refugees. It is an epic story of the Dalmau family who survived the Spanish Civil War (barely) and thanks to the effort of Pablo Neruda were able to immigrate to Chile. Allende’s historical novel begins in Spain during it’s horrendous civil war in the 1930s’s and ends in Chile in 1994. No wonder it’s so beautiful! You can see the shape of Chile on the map below and see why Neruda calls it a long petal. Come to find out it is from a poem by my very favorite poet, Pablo Neruda.
When I first saw Isabel Allende’s new book, A Long Petal of the Sea, I thought it was one of the most beautiful titles I’ve ever seen.
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