Isola: Reese's Book Club 4th Order and the children are clever

and the children are clever and charming

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Award-winning food writer Rachel Roddy has lived and cooked in Rome for almost two decades

first published in 1941 and later revised

It's about the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children and the power of art to create change

Isola: Reese's Book Club 4th Order and the children are cleverREESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK "A shocking story, made all the more stunning by the fact that it has its roots in true history." Jodi Picoult, author of By Any Other Name "A new generation of survival story . . . an extraordinary book that reads like a thriller, written with the care of the most delicate psychological and historical fiction." Vogue (Best of 2025 Preview) A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this "lushly painted" (People)