Island beneath the sea [DAISY talking book] : a novel

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Title:

Island beneath the sea [DAISY talking book] : a novel

Author:

Allende, Isabel, author.

Added Author:

Peden, Margaret Sayers, translator.

Merkerson, S. Epatha, 1952- narrator.

Publication Date:

2010

Publication Information:

Toronto : CNIB, 2010.

Physical Description:

1 computer laser optical disc (17 hrs., 56 min.) : sd. ; 4 3/4 in.

ISBN:

9780616596357

Abstract:

Born into slavery on the island of Saint-Domingue, Zarite, young Tete and her fellow slaves find solace in what remains of the African heritage. But when 20-year-old Toulouse Valmorain arrives to the island in 1770, he comes to rely on Tete's servitude. Over the course of four decades, Tete learns of humanity's great potential for both progress and cruelty. Violence and some descriptions of sex. 2010.

General Note:

Digital audiobook in DAISY format.

Translation from the Spanish of: Isla bajo el mar.

Performers:

S. Epatha Merkerson.

Technical Details:

DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps.

Subject Term:

Multiracial women -- Fiction.

Enslaved women -- Fiction.

Sugar plantations -- Fiction.

Plantation owners -- Haiti -- 18th century -- Fiction.