The indelible bond they share will connect them across four tumultuous decades and ultimately define their lives. Overwhelmed by the challenges of his responsibilities and trapped in a painful marriage, Valmorain turns to his teenaged slave Tété, who becomes his most important confidant. Her life changes when twenty-year-old Toulouse Valmorain arrives on the island in 1770 to run his father’s plantation, Saint Lazare. Growing up amid brutality and fear, Tété found solace in the traditional rhythms of African drums and the mysteries of voodoo. Born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue, Zarit - known as Tt - is the daughter of an African mother she never knew and one of the white sailors who brought her into bondage. “Allende is a master storyteller at the peak of her powers.”- Los Angeles Times The daughter of an African mother she never knew and a white sailor, Zarité-known as Tété-was born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue. Rating details 38,828 ratings 3,730 reviews. Register for free to build your own book lists. Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author), Margaret Sayers Peden (translator) 4.09 Rating details 38,828 ratings 3,730 reviews Born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue, Zarit - known as Tt - is the daughter of an African mother she never knew and one of the white sailors who brought her into bondage. The New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and A Long Petal of the Sea tells the story of one unforgettable woman-a slave and concubine determined to take control of her own destiny-in this sweeping historical novel that moves from the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century What Should I Read Next Book recommendations for people who like Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende.

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