by Isabel Allende

While fleeing the civil war in Spain, the pregnant widow Roser finds her life intertwined against her will with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love. Forced by circumstances into a marriage neither of the two desire, the couple joins the two thousand other refugees who set sail from Europe for Chile. A Long Petal of the Sea recounts the many trials the couple endures as they embark upon a new life on a strange continent, all the while watching the battle between freedom and repression play out across the world.

Our expert, Nancy B., found this interview with Allende. The author discusses A Long Petal of the Sea toward the end of the interview.