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, ...
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Cool paintings! :)
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Jako su lijepe, pogotovo prva :))
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These are great paintings! I particularly love the full length painting of the lady, there is a timelessness to her, she is very intriguing! also I want to say a HUGE thank you for your sweetest comments on my blog, you are a very lovely lady! x x x
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I'm utterly in love with the color of a lady in the first piece.
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creative :) I love painting watercolors too! :)))
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Fantastic! love the first one :)
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Draga Ivana, linkovala sam tvoj blog na mom novom postu!
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Nadam se da ces biti zadovoljna :)
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Great post dear Ivana! Beautiful illustrations!!!
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As always your illustrations are so colorful and unhackneyed, Ivana. When I see each new post with sketches which you share, I'm always feel a bit sorry that I have no spare time for drawing:(
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Dear Ivana, looks like loved out many sides from you on that day! Love all your illustrations, especially that you painted this variety of women. I think you are really aware of the power of women. Hope you have an enjoying Pentecost so far.
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Very nice Ivana! I especially like the fluid feel of the first one.
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Love has a logic of its own. That is very pretty as is all of your gorgeous art! xoxo
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Prva mi je najdraža! ;)
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