About the Book: Set in 18th-century Saint-Domingue, Island Beneath the Sea follows Tété, a young enslaved woman whose life is shaped by oppression, resilience and the growing struggle for freedom. Sold to plantation owner Toulouse Valmorain, she endures cruelty while finding strength and community among fellow slaves. As revolution spreads across the island, Tété begins to imagine a life beyond bondage. Powerful and deeply moving, Isabel Allende’s historical novel explores slavery, colonialism, identity, courage, survival, freedom and hope against the backdrop of the Haitian Revolution.