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 her true strength.
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.
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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 an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
Allegra Goodman’s novel “Isola” tells the story of a 16th-century Frenchwoman’s extraordinary fight for survival.
Allegra Goodman's Isola masterfully weaves themes of resilience, faith, and isolation in 16th-century Canada. Follow Marguerite de la Rocque's transformative journey and discover why this novel resonates deeply. Read our in-depth review.
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.
Isola by Allegra Goodman is a historical novel about survival, power, faith, and the long struggle to claim one’s own life.
Allegra Goodman is the author of seven novels, including the national bestseller Isola, which was a Reese’s Book Club pick; two short story collections; and a novel for young readers.
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.