Isola

A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this breathtaking saga,an epic story of lovefaithand defiance from the bestselling author of Sam ΓÇ£A shocking storymade all the more stunning by the fact that it has its roots in true history.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöJodi Picoultauthor of By Any Other Name ΓÇ£What a gift this novel is: vastlushfeministand brilliantly crafted. Allegra Goodman is one of our finest writers.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöAnn Napolitanoauthor of Hello Beautiful Heir to a fortuneMarguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphanedand her guardianΓÇöan enigmatic and volatile manΓÇöspends her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to New France. Isolated and afraidMarguerite befriends her guardianΓÇÖs servant and the two develop an intense attraction. But when their relationship is discoveredthey are brutally punished and abandoned on a small island with no hope for rescue. Once a child of privilege who dressed in gowns and laced pearls in her hairMarguerite finds herself at the mercy of nature. As the weather turnsblanketing the island in iceshe discovers a faith sheΓÇÖd never before needed. Inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroineIsola is the timeless story of a woman fighting for survival.