In this sweeping historical novel, Isabel Allende tells the story of Zarité, or Tété, a slave and concubine navigating her fate from the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to New Orleans. Amid brutality, she finds solace in African traditions, forming a deep bond with plantation owner Toulouse Valmorain that shapes their destinies over four decades.
In this sweeping historical novel, Isabel Allende tells the story of Zarité, or Tété, a slave and concubine navigating her fate from the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to New Orleans. Amid brutality, she finds solace in African traditions, forming a deep bond with plantation owner Toulouse Valmorain that shapes their destinies over four decades.
