Isola A Novel

Allegra Goodman

eBook - 2025

REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A shocking story, made all the more stunning by the fact that it has its roots in true history.”—Jodi Picoult, author of By Any Other Name “A new generation of survival story . . . an extraordinary book that reads like a thriller, written with the care of the most delicate psychological and historical fiction.”—Vogue (Best of 2025 Preview)A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this “lushly painted” (People) historical epic of love, faith, and defiance from the bestselling author of Sam.LONGLISTED FOR THE AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS BOOK AWARDHeir to a fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphaned, and her guar...dian—an enigmatic and volatile man—spends her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to New France.... more