November Book Club: Isola by Allegra Goodman

Name: November Book Club: Isola by Allegra Goodman
Start: 2025-11-19T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Die Note - Bar Restaurant Events Stuttgart Liederhalle

Schedule

Wed, 19 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Die Note - Bar Restaurant Events Stuttgart Liederhalle | Stuttgart, BW

Hi Readers,
In November we'll plunge into the novel Isola by Allegra Goodman which seems to have been promoted on some celebrity book club lists so let's see if the hype lives up to the story. Here is the description from Goodreads:
Heir to a fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphaned, and her guardian—an enigmatic and volatile man—spends her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to New France. Isolated and afraid, Marguerite befriends her guardian’s servant and the two develop an intense attraction. But when their relationship is discovered, they are brutally punished and abandoned on a small island with no hope for rescue.
Once a child of privilege who dressed in gowns and laced pearls in her hair, Marguerite finds herself at the mercy of nature. As the weather turns, blanketing the island in ice, she discovers a faith she’d never before needed.
Inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine, Isola is the timeless story of a woman fighting for survival.
Enjoy!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212806636-isola