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Book Description
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. She enters a rough-and-tumble world whose newly arrived inhabitants are driven mad by gold with the help of her good Continue
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guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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Daughter of Fortune
Before a recent reading from her novel Daughter of Fortune, Isabel Allende remarked that the act of writing had helped her on a "journey through the shadows" after the death of her daughter from a rare illness several years ago. While one can appreci ... (read full critics)
raintaxi published on Fri, 3 Sep 2010
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- English Books
- Paperback 416 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0060932759
- ISBN-13: 9780060932756
- Publisher: Harper Perennial
- Pub date: Sep 01, 2000
- Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, School & Library Binding and Others
- In other languages: other languages
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| 9780060932756 | Paperback | $14.00 | -- | The Book Depository |
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Rags from riches
Expansive might be one word to describe Isabel Allende's new novel, which aspires to the dubious condition of historical saga despite taking place over a period of only 10 years. The complex plot, the wilfully unusual characters and their outlandish ... (read full critics)