--- product_id: 293862710 title: "A Long Petal of the Sea" price: "¥6782" currency: JPY in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/293862710-a-long-petal-of-the-sea store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # Cross-continental journey NYT Bestseller & critically acclaimed Epic historical saga A Long Petal of the Sea **Price:** ¥6782 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🌊 Escape into history’s most compelling voyage of hope and homecoming. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Long Petal of the Sea - **How much does it cost?** ¥6782 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/293862710-a-long-petal-of-the-sea) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Poetry Meets Prose:** Each chapter begins with Pablo Neruda’s evocative poetry, enriching your literary journey. - • **Globally Acclaimed Bestseller:** Join thousands of readers who made this #1,598 Historical Fiction hit a must-read. - • **Richly Layered Characters & Plot:** Experience deeply human stories set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War and beyond. - • **A Masterpiece of Historical Fiction:** Dive into decades of love, war, and exile with Isabel Allende’s storytelling genius. - • **A Timely Tale of Refuge & Resilience:** Connect with a story that resonates with today’s global refugee crises and the fight for freedom. ## Overview A Long Petal of the Sea is Isabel Allende’s critically acclaimed historical novel tracing the harrowing journey of Spanish Civil War refugees to Chile. Blending epic storytelling with intimate human drama, it explores themes of exile, love, and resilience, enriched by Pablo Neruda’s poetry and grounded in real historical events. A New York Times bestseller with over 3,000 glowing reviews, this novel is a must-read for lovers of literary fiction and powerful narratives about displacement and hope. ## Description NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of The House of the Spirits, this epic novel spanning decades and crossing continents follows two young people as they flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in search of a place to call home. "One of the most richly imagined portrayals of the Spanish Civil War to date, and one of the strongest and most affecting works in [Isabel Allende's] long career."-- The New York Times Book Review NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Esquire - Good Housekeeping - Parade In the late 1930s, civil war grips Spain. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing the government, hundreds of thousands are forced to flee in a treacherous journey over the mountains to the French border. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young widow, who finds her life intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love. In order to survive, the two must unite in a marriage neither of them desires. Together with two thousand other refugees, Roser and Victor embark on the SS Winnipeg, a ship chartered by the poet Pablo Neruda, to Chile: "the long petal of sea and wine and snow." As unlikely partners, the couple embraces exile as the rest of Europe erupts in world war. Starting over on a new continent, they face trial after trial, but they will also find joy as they patiently await the day when they might go home. Through it all, their hope of returning to Spain keeps them going. Destined to witness the battle between freedom and repression as it plays out across the world, Roser and Victor will find that home might have been closer than they thought all along. A masterful work of historical fiction about hope, exile, and belonging, A Long Petal of the Sea shows Isabel Allende at the height of her powers. Praise for A Long Petal of the Sea "Both an intimate look at the relationship between one man and one woman and an epic story of love, war, family, and the search for home, this gorgeous novel, like all the best novels, transports the reader to another time and place, and also sheds light on the way we live now." --J. Courtney Sullivan, author of Saints for All Occasions "This is a novel not just for those of us who have been Allende fans for decades, but also for those who are brand-new to her work: What a joy it must be to come upon Allende for the first time. She knows that all stories are love stories, and the greatest love stories are told by time." --Colum McCann, National Book Award-winning author of Let the Great World Spin Review: Amazing book - I read the book in Spanish and got it in English for a gift. I loved the Spanish version and the friend I gave the gift to is enjoying it a lot. Review: compassion for refugees embedded in a great story - A Long Petal of the Sea, Isabel Allende, 2020 I really like good historical fiction. It gives one the personal experience of participating in historical events through the perspective of fictional characters. And this is good historical fiction as it addresses the subjects of refugees and exile brought about by political instability and turmoil. Allende is not someone without personal experience in this regard as her uncle was Salvador Allende and she had to flee Chile in 1973 when Pinochet staged a rightwing coup. Her first book “House of the Spirits” dealt with this same subject using a fictional country and fictional political leaders. This book is about real countries, real events, real political figures. The book starts in the year 1939 in the city of Barcelona. Franco’s forces have just defeated the Republican forces in the battle of Madrid and are closing in on the last Catalonian stronghold of Barcelona. There the middleclass family of a music teacher, Marcel Dalmau, is contemplating the impending disaster. Marcel’s two sons are socialists, members of the Republican forces. Victor is a medic and his brother, Guillem, a soldier, just killed in the forces defeated in Madrid. Also, part of the household is a girl, Roser, a musical prodigy, adopted by Marcel and pregnant with Guillem’s child. The story follows the flight, in the depths of winter, of Victor and Roser, along with the catastrophic exodus of hundreds of thousands from Barcelona to the French border. There, in the French concentration camps on the beaches at Argeles-sur-Mer, they endure brutal mistreatment and witness the deaths of thousands of refugees. The Nobel Prize winning Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda plays a crucial role in the story as he organizes an exodus of over 2000 of the refuges on a chartered freighter to be resettled in Chile. The story follows the lives of Victor and Roser as they are rescued by Neruda and end up in Santiago, Chile. They are adopted by the scion of a wealthy family who is a sympathizer with left-wing causes. The tensions, inequalities and instability of Chilean society of that time are revealed through the characters’ lives and portend another repeat of the horror they escaped in 1939. Allendes’ complex interweaving of compelling characters and situations propel this story forward and will keep you turning pages. Victor does not relinquish his political affiliations, and this will prove disastrous 34 years after he arrived in Chile when the right-wing dictatorship of Pinochet takes over. Along with Rosa he again becomes a refugee and again they both are forced into exile in Venezuela. Allendes’ portrayal rings true because she has lived this story herself. Political instability fueled by inequality and strident ideology are dangers to all Democratic societies and can give rise to catastrophic conflict. Allendes’ book is a plea for understanding and compassion for the plight of refugees from political, societal and racial violence. The world is again confronting refugee crisis’s in the middle east and on our own southern border. How we treat or mistreat these refugees reflects on our human values not theirs. Apparently throughout history it has been all too easy for people to succumb to the politics of unscrupulous leaders who appeal to the worst aspects of human nature. If you’re looking for an epic and masterful work of historical fiction, of hope, exile and belonging then look no further. Within this epic sweep of history is embedded a great story with many unexpected plot twists. This will be made into a movie. Pablo Neruda’s poetry is featured at the beginning of each chapter. JACK “Foreigners, here it is, This is my homeland, Here I was born and here live my dreams, Chile, long petal of sea and wine and snow” ## Features - Item Trademark: BALLANTINE BOOKS - manufacturer: Ballantine Books - Item Weight: pounds, pounds, 0.57, 0.57 ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #253 in Family Saga Fiction #1,598 in Historical Fiction #6,591 in Literary Fiction | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,292 Reviews | ## Images ![A Long Petal of the Sea - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91b57zMsArL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing book *by M***A on 28 June 2020* I read the book in Spanish and got it in English for a gift. I loved the Spanish version and the friend I gave the gift to is enjoying it a lot. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ compassion for refugees embedded in a great story *by J***S on 13 March 2020* A Long Petal of the Sea, Isabel Allende, 2020 I really like good historical fiction. It gives one the personal experience of participating in historical events through the perspective of fictional characters. And this is good historical fiction as it addresses the subjects of refugees and exile brought about by political instability and turmoil. Allende is not someone without personal experience in this regard as her uncle was Salvador Allende and she had to flee Chile in 1973 when Pinochet staged a rightwing coup. Her first book “House of the Spirits” dealt with this same subject using a fictional country and fictional political leaders. This book is about real countries, real events, real political figures. The book starts in the year 1939 in the city of Barcelona. Franco’s forces have just defeated the Republican forces in the battle of Madrid and are closing in on the last Catalonian stronghold of Barcelona. There the middleclass family of a music teacher, Marcel Dalmau, is contemplating the impending disaster. Marcel’s two sons are socialists, members of the Republican forces. Victor is a medic and his brother, Guillem, a soldier, just killed in the forces defeated in Madrid. Also, part of the household is a girl, Roser, a musical prodigy, adopted by Marcel and pregnant with Guillem’s child. The story follows the flight, in the depths of winter, of Victor and Roser, along with the catastrophic exodus of hundreds of thousands from Barcelona to the French border. There, in the French concentration camps on the beaches at Argeles-sur-Mer, they endure brutal mistreatment and witness the deaths of thousands of refugees. The Nobel Prize winning Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda plays a crucial role in the story as he organizes an exodus of over 2000 of the refuges on a chartered freighter to be resettled in Chile. The story follows the lives of Victor and Roser as they are rescued by Neruda and end up in Santiago, Chile. They are adopted by the scion of a wealthy family who is a sympathizer with left-wing causes. The tensions, inequalities and instability of Chilean society of that time are revealed through the characters’ lives and portend another repeat of the horror they escaped in 1939. Allendes’ complex interweaving of compelling characters and situations propel this story forward and will keep you turning pages. Victor does not relinquish his political affiliations, and this will prove disastrous 34 years after he arrived in Chile when the right-wing dictatorship of Pinochet takes over. Along with Rosa he again becomes a refugee and again they both are forced into exile in Venezuela. Allendes’ portrayal rings true because she has lived this story herself. Political instability fueled by inequality and strident ideology are dangers to all Democratic societies and can give rise to catastrophic conflict. Allendes’ book is a plea for understanding and compassion for the plight of refugees from political, societal and racial violence. The world is again confronting refugee crisis’s in the middle east and on our own southern border. How we treat or mistreat these refugees reflects on our human values not theirs. Apparently throughout history it has been all too easy for people to succumb to the politics of unscrupulous leaders who appeal to the worst aspects of human nature. If you’re looking for an epic and masterful work of historical fiction, of hope, exile and belonging then look no further. Within this epic sweep of history is embedded a great story with many unexpected plot twists. This will be made into a movie. Pablo Neruda’s poetry is featured at the beginning of each chapter. JACK “Foreigners, here it is, This is my homeland, Here I was born and here live my dreams, Chile, long petal of sea and wine and snow” ### ⭐⭐⭐ Average but good story *by J***L on 18 August 2025* Tough read but worth it in the end. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.jp/products/293862710-a-long-petal-of-the-sea](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/293862710-a-long-petal-of-the-sea) --- *Product available on Desertcart Japan* *Store origin: JP* *Last updated: 2026-10-26*