Daughter of Fortune: A Novel by Isabel Allende

Preowned book. The book has been read and shows some wear. There is slight wear and rubbing on the spine, corners, and page edges, but no major damage or markings. Weight: 2 lbs can be bundled not to exceed 5 lbs. Bundles exceeding limit will be canceled unless otherwise discussed. 💗 NEW TO POSHMARK? Sign up using INVITE code: YDVOUK for $10 off your purchase! 💗 From the revered New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and A Long Petal of the Sea comes a passionate tale of one young woman's quest to save her lover, set against the chaos, greed, and promise of the 1849 California Gold Rush. Raised in the British colony of Valparaíso, Chile, English orphan Eliza Sommers meets and falls in love with the wildly inappropriate Joaquín Andieta, a lowly clerk with ambitious dreams. When gold is discovered in the hills of northern California. Chileans, including Joaquín, head north to seek their fortune. Eliza, pregnant with Joaquín’s child, 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 comes to discover that her search for love has become a quest of personal freedom.