Isola: A Novel

A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this breathtaking saga an epic story of love faith and defiance from the bestselling author of Sam “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 “What a gift this novel is: vast lush feminist and brilliantly crafted. Allegra Goodman is one of our finest writers.”—Ann Napolitano author of Hello Beautiful Heir to a fortune Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphaned and her guardian—an enigmatic and volatile man—spends her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to New France. Isolated and afraid Marguerite befriends her guardian’s servant and the two develop an intense attraction. But when their relationship is discovered they are brutally punished and abandoned on a small island with no hope for