Hello readers and fellow bloggers! In this post, I shall review The Long Petal of the Sea, a novel by Chilean-American writer Isabel Allende. I bought this second hand copy in Split this Summer, and read it in a heartbeat. Published in 2019, A Long Petal of the Sea is one of Allende's more recent works. Allende herself describes it in her Preface as 'a story of displacement and love, of sorrow and hope, of a couple trying to find their place in a world torn apart by violence'. The novel is told by fictional characters but it features real historical figures such as Pablo Neruda whose poetical description of Chile the author borrowed for the title of the novel. Yes, it was Neruda who described Chile as the long petal of the sea. Despite being a minor character, the famous Novel winning poet at times plays a key part in the novel's plot, from organizing the flight of Spanish refuges to embodying Chile's national spirit. Moreover, The Long Petal of the Sea, ...
Lots of wonderful things in March, I always enjoy your pictures & art too :) I hope April will bring you lots of happiness :) xx
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Your month of March had lots of beautiful flowers in it :)
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Ciao Ivana! Molto carino il recap di Marzo, mi sono piaciuti tanto i tuoi disegni. Buona serata!
ReplyDeleteNice recap ! I love your illustrations sweetie :)
ReplyDeleteKreativan mjesec za super kreativnu tebe :) veselim se buducim projektima i lajkam crveni blazer koji ti divno stoji :*
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Pretty recap, cool post!
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Oh, I love that unfinished drawing which depicts beautiful landscape, it looks wonderful. Hope to see it again when it will be already ready. Your March recap turned out great;)
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Lijepo sastavljen post! Vidim da ti je ožujak bio jako produktivan, samo tako dalje! ;)))
ReplyDeleteBeautiful collection of photos, so many pretty things here.
ReplyDeleteDivne fotke! Zelim ti uspjesan i kreativan april sa puno DIY projekata (njima se posebno veselim) :) x
ReplyDeleteSei carinissima e super creativa tesoro! :D
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March was artsy and fun. So sweet.
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