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The Book Show
The Book Show

Allegra Goodman - Isola

By Joe Donahue
Published March 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
Book cover for "Isola" by Allegra Goodman - a human figure in silhouette wearing a dress stands at the top of a tall cliff, facing the ocean below
The Dial Press

Bestselling novelist Allegra Goodman’s latest, “Isola,” is inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine. It is an epic saga about a French noblewoman deserted on an island where her survival depends on the power of her faith and love.

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