Isola: Reese’s Book Club

REESEΓÇÖS BOOK CLUB PICK ΓÇó NATIONAL BESTSELLER ΓÇó ΓÇ£A shocking story,made all the more stunning by the fact that it has its roots in true history.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöJodi Picoultauthor of By Any Other Name ΓÇ£A new generation of survival story . . . an extraordinary book that reads like a thrillerwritten with the care of the most delicate psychological and historical fiction.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöVogue (Best of 2025 Preview) A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this ΓÇ£lushly paintedΓÇ¥ (People) historical epic of lovefaithand defiance from the bestselling author of Sam. FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE ΓÇó LONGLISTED FOR THE AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS BOOK AWARD 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. That journey takes a unexpected turn when Margueriteaccused of betrayalis brutally punished and abandoned on a small island. 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.