A Long Petal of the Sea
A Long Petal of the Sea is the mystery, redemption, fiction, literature, history, suspense, thriller, and adventure novel that contains the story of a young widow who is also pregnant. Isabel Allende is the author of this tremendous novel. She is the bestselling author in the New York Times. Roser and Victor are the main characters of the story. In the late 1930s, Spain tore apart after the civil war. General Franco overthrows the government and as a result, thousands of people are fleeing from the country. The people are forced to flee and Rose is one of them. She is the newly widow young woman who is pregnant with her first child. Victor is also with her and he is the young army doctor. He is also the brother of Roser’s husband. They both are together in this journey and Victor is doing everything to make sure that Roser did not get hurt. Roser and Victor are going on the mountains of the French border with thousands of other refugees. Victor did not know how and when he falls in love with the widow of his brother. A tremendous story to read for adults and teens.