ISBN: 0-88739-247-4
218 pp.
Size: 5 x 7
Paperback Original
Price: $14.50
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Searching for Isabel Godin
Celia Wakefield
Author Celia Wakefield first encounters Isabel Godin in a library in Cuenca, Ecuador. There in a book of 18th-century prints is a portrait of a small woman with delicate features, aristocratic clothing, and a level, serious stare. The picture is titled "Madame Isabel Godin de Odonais, heroine of a terrible journey on the River Amazon." What could that journey have been? Why did she take it?
Wakefield's fascination with Isabel leads her to Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, and France. She describes ocean voyages, the South America of long ago, Paris, and deadly jungles. In the process she reveals a poignant connection between her 20th-century life and the inspiring strength and independence of Isabel Godin. Searching for Isabel Godin is a suspenseful book about courage, exploration, and the rewards that come with finding a kindred spirit from the past.
Review: "She writes about people, not characters, and records their foibles and flaws astutely and with charm. Wakefield's well-written and appealing book will please readers who like to laugh with the inhabitants of a book, not at them."
-Publishers Weekly
Celia Wakefield has written a haunting tale of love, adventure, and survival in the deadly jungles of 18th-century Peru. The writing and research are outstanding."
- Dan Kurzman, author of Left to Die
Bio: Celia Wakefield was brought up in New England. She has traveled extensively, contributing travel articles to magazines such as Punch and The Atlantic, has recently published her book Under the Tabachin Tree with Creative Arts Book Company, and currently lives in Northern California.
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