description: From acclaimed international bestselling author Isabel Allende comes this dazzling historical novel, a sweeping portrait of an unconventional woman carving her own destiny in an era defined by violence, passion, and adventure.An orphan raised in Valparaiso, 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.Performed by Blair Brown
language: English
title: Daughter of Fortune
titlecomplete: Daughter of Fortune
characters: Eliza Sommers, Jacob Todd, Joaquín Andieta, Rose Sommers, Tao Chi'en
genres: Fiction, Historical, Magical Realism, Spanish Literature, Romance, Literature, Classics, Novels, Adult, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 128954
places: California, San Francisco, California, Chile, Valparaíso
series: Involuntary trilogy
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Premio Valle-Inclán
category: Margaret Sayers Peden
publisher: HarperAudio