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An orphan raised in Valparaíso, Chile, by a Victorian spinster and her rigid brother, young, vivacious Eliza Sommers follows her lover to California during the Gold Rush of 1849 -- a danger-filled quest that will become a momentous journey of transformation. In this rough-and-tumble world of panhandlers and prostitutes, immigrants and aristocrats, Eliza will discover a new life of freedom, independence, and a love greater than any ever dreamed.
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Daughter of Fortune, Isabel Allende
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- Released
- 2001
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- Title
- Daughter of Fortune
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Isabel Allende
- Publisher
- HarperTorch
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 447
- ISBN10
- 038082101X
- ISBN13
- 9780380821013
- Series
- Del Valle Family
- Tags
- Fiction, True Stories, Biographies, Romance, Historical Fiction, Love, Family, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Magical Realism, Family Sagas, Latin American Literature, California, South America, Emigrants, Orphans
- First published
- 1998
- Original title
- Hija de la fortuna
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- An orphan raised in Valparaíso, Chile, by a Victorian spinster and her rigid brother, young, vivacious Eliza Sommers follows her lover to California during the Gold Rush of 1849 -- a danger-filled quest that will become a momentous journey of transformation. In this rough-and-tumble world of panhandlers and prostitutes, immigrants and aristocrats, Eliza will discover a new life of freedom, independence, and a love greater than any ever dreamed.