Her latest novel, "Island Beneath the Sea," which Allende began four years ago on Jan. 8, tells the story of Zarité, a slave and concubine in Haiti at the turn of the 19th century just before the island's successful slave rebellion. An orphan who is bought by a French plantation owner, Zarité works for the … Continue reading Allende’s Island Beneath the Sea Tackles Women, Slavery in Haiti, New Orleans