Feb 4, 2025 · My novel "Isola" is now in paperback. This is a historical novel based on the true story of a young woman who sails from France to the New World in 1542 and is marooned on …

A riveting portrait inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine, and a gorgeous celebration of the power of the natural world, Isola is the timeless story of a woman realizing …

Feb 1, 2025 · Allegra Goodman’s novel “Isola” tells the story of a 16th-century Frenchwoman’s extraordinary fight for survival.

Feb 18, 2025 · My latest novel is ISOLA, based on the true story of a young French noblewoman who sailed to the New World in 1542 and was marooned on an island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

May 4, 2025 · Isola by Allegra Goodman is a harrowing and lyrical historical novel that reimagines the true story of Marguerite de la Rocque, a 16th-century French noblewoman exiled to a …

Dec 2, 2025 · 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 …

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Allegra Goodman is the author of six novels, including Isola, which is the Reese’s Book Club February pick and the national bestseller Sam, which was a Read with Jenna selection; two …

Published in 2025, Isola is a historical fiction novel by Allegra Goodman based on the true story of Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval’s exile in New France in the 16th century.

Feb 14, 2025 · The pages of Allegra Goodman’s historical novel, “Isola,” turn and turn beneath the readers’ fingers, as if one were spinning through an old-fashioned Rolodex to search for a name.