Together with two thousand other refugees, Roser and Victor embark on the SS Winnipeg, a ship chartered by the poet Pablo Neruda, to Chile: 'the long petal of sea and wine and snow.' As unlikely partners, the couple embraces exile as the rest of Europe erupts in world war. In order to survive, the two must unite in a marriage neither of them desires. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young widow, who finds her life intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing the government, hundreds of thousands are forced to flee in a treacherous journey over the mountains to the French border. 'One of the most richly imagined portrayals of the Spanish Civil War to date, and one of the strongest and most affecting works in long career.'- The New York Times Book Review NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Esquire - Good Housekeeping - Parade In the late 1930s, civil war grips Spain.

And in the end, they will find that home might have been closer than they thought all along.NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of The House of the Spirits, this epic novel spanning decades and crossing continents follows two young people as they flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in search of a place to call home. Through it all, it is that hope of being reunited with their home that keeps them going. But they will also find joy as they wait patiently for a day when they are exiles no more, and will find friends in the most unlikely of places. Over the course of their lives, they will face test after test. Starting over on a new continent, their trials are just beginning. As unlikely partners, they embrace exile and emigrate to Chile as the rest of Europe erupts in World War. In order to survive, the two must unite in a marriage neither of them wants, and together are sponsored by poet Pablo Neruda to embark on the SS Winnipeg along with 2,200 other refugees in search of a new life. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young widow, who finds her life irreversibly intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love. In the late 1930s, civil war gripped Spain. You can read this before A Long Petal of the Sea PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.įrom the New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits comes an epic novel spanning decades and crossing continents, following two young people as they flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in search of a new place to call home.

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