Daughter of Fortune (Spanish Edition)

Daughter of Fortune is a pulsating portrait of an era marked by violence and greed, with endearing characters. Eliza Sommers, a young Chilean woman living in Valparaíso in 1849, the year gold is discovered in California, decides to follow her lover Joaquín Andieta north, determined to find his fortune. Concealed in the hold of a sailing ship, Eliza's harrowing journey and subsequent search for Joaquín in a land of solitary men and prostitutes drawn by the gold rush transform the innocent young woman into an extraordinary one. Eliza finds aid and affection from Tao Chi'en, a Chinese doctor who will guide her through a memorable journey exploring the mysteries and contradictions of the human condition.

In her most ambitious novel, Isabel Allende presents a captivating universe inhabited by beloved characters who, like many others in the author's works, will forever remain in the readers' memory and heart. Daughter of Fortune is a pulsating portrait of an era defined by violence and greed, in which the protagonists rediscover love, friendship, compassion and courage.

"Isabel Allende is known for her precise and poetic use of adjectives, and the style here has been especially well-crafted. It will delight a wide audience," remarks Joaquín Marco of El Cultural.

The revered New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and A Long Petal of the Sea has created a masterpiece of historical fiction that is passionate, adventurous, and brilliantly insightful, as well as suspenseful and surprising, according to the Denver Post.

Raised in the British colony of Valparaíso, Chile, English orphan Eliza Sommers falls in love with the ambitious but unsuitable clerk Joaquín Andieta. When gold is discovered in Northern California, Joaquín, along with other Chileans, heads north in search of fortune. Pregnant with Joaquín's child, Eliza leaves behind everything she knows to follow her lover. In the rough-and-tumble world of San Francisco, Eliza must navigate a society dominated by greedy men. But with the help of her natural spirit and a good friend, Chinese doctor Tao Chi'en, Eliza soon discovers that her search for love has become a quest of personal freedom.

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