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Para ser una esclava en el Saint-Domingue de finales del siglo XVIII, Zarité había tenido buena estrella: a los nueve años fue vendida a Toulouse Valmorain, un rico terrateniente, pero no conoció ni el agotamiento de las plantaciones de caña ni la asfixia y el sufrimiento de los trapiches, porque siempre fue una esclava doméstica. Su bondad natural, fortaleza de espíritu y honradez le permitieron compartir los secretos y la espiritualidad que ayudaban a sobrevivir a los suyos, los esclavos, y conocer las miserias de los amos, los blancos. Zarité se convirtió en el centro de un microcosmos que era un reflejo del mundo de la colonia: el amo Valmorain, su frágil esposa española y su sensible hijo Maurice, el sabio Parmentier, el militar Relais y la cortesana mulata Violette, Tante Rose, la curandera, Gambo, el apuesto esclavo rebelde… y otros personajes de una cruel conflagración que acabaría arrasando su tierra y lanzándolos lejos de ella. Al ser llevada por su amo a Nueva Orleans, Zarité inició una nueva etapa en la que alcanzaría su mayor aspiración: la libertad. Más allá del dolor y del amor, de la sumisión y la independencia, de sus deseos y los que le habían impuesto a lo largo de su vida, Zarité podía contemplarla con serenidad y concluir que había tenido buena estrella.
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I was at first apprehensive about the book. I was surprised by the setting in which the story takes place. Haiti, or Saint-Domingue, rather than the usual Latin American background, and while revolution is constant subject for Allende, open slavery is not. Very quickly I discovered the same passion that only Allende knows how to infuse in her characters, all of them, and how she finds her heroines in the least expected places. The book is full of feelings and actions. While fantasy-reading, it touches and builds upon sore episodes of our history. I couldn't stop reading. Thoroughly recommended.
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Isabel Allende as always - excellent writer that takes you on a journey.
Have read just about everything she has written and this book is refreshing as it does not have the same underlying theme that can be found in most her novels. Something different but equaly well written!
Have read just about everything she has written and this book is refreshing as it does not have the same underlying theme that can be found in most her novels. Something different but equaly well written!
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Dense, dark, gripping, vivid characters, and a fascinating and totally real view into an incredible period of World history. Entirely readable all the way through, rich and evocative, providing a detailed picture of time and place. Spiritual and barbaric, beautiful, sad, and heart warming in turns. A truly great book.
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