Alma F. Scott Fitzgerald and its five sequels have

and its five sequels have charmed generations of readers

And an Island Mama sets out the rules for love

New Zealand Post 2014 Book of the Year

lives without cares in her shabby room with a menagerie of pets and an altar to the Virgin Mary

Mark Morrisroe

Alma F. Scott Fitzgerald and its five sequels haveFROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING WINNER OF THE PRIX SORCIRES From Europe to Africa, to the Caribbean, Alma tells a gripping story of hope, perseverance, and love. Vivid and exactthis is a book about heroism.The New York Times 1786. Alma lives with her family in an African valley, isolated from the rest of the world. Her days are spent exploring their blissful homeland; until her little brother finds the only way out. Meanwhile, in Lisbon, the petty