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Daughter of Fortune

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Daughter of Fortune
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Isabel Allende
Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:416
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780006552321
ClassificationsDewey:863
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint HarperPerennial
Publication Date 7 August 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The international No.1 bestselling novelist returns to her best form with this magnificent sweeping tale. Isabel Allende's best novel since The House of the Spirits. Set in Anglophile Chile and goldrush California during the middle years of the nineteenth century, this magnificent romance tells the story of English foundling Eliza Sommers who grows up in the bustling entrepot of Valparaiso. Eliza is a spirited, sparky and ambitious romantic who becomes embroiled in a forbidden love affair with the charismatic but capricious Joaquin Andieta. When he disappears suddenly for California, and the promise of riches that rumours of gold strikes have brought him, she can but follow after him...

Author Biography

Isabel Allende is the author of twelve works of fiction, including the New York Times bestsellers Maya"s Notebook, Island Beneath the Sea, Ines of My Soul, Daughter of Fortune, and a novel that has become a world-renowned classic, The House of the Spirits. Born in Peru and raised in Chile, she lives in California.

Reviews

'As broad ranging and lyrical as "The House of the Spirits."' Daily Telegraph 'A masterpiece of historical fiction.' New York Times 'An extravagant tale by a gifted storyteller whose spell brings to life the 19th century world!Entertaining and well paced!compelling.' Los Angeles Times 'It is packed with incident, rushing from one highly coloured scene to the next ! If you like your passions grand and your views panoramic, then "Daughter of Fortune" will be irresistible!you'll find it hard not to be beguiled by the charm and ingenuity of Allende's storytelling.' The Times