Daughter of Fortune American Classics Edition - A Novel

In 1843,a baby is left on the doorstep of Rose Sommers and her brother Jeremy, who live in the British colony of Valparaiso, Chile. Rose names the baby Eliza and raises her as part of the family. When Eliza falls in love with JoaquAEn Andieta, one of Jeremy''s delivery boys, news of the gold in California has just reached Chile. JoaquAEn, caught up in the popular fever, sets out to make a fortune up north, leaving behind Eliza, now pregnant with his child. Spirited and with a mind of her own, Eliza leaves her home in Valparaiso, and undertakes a dangerous sea voyage to San Francisco in search of her lover. What she finds instead is adversity and adventure and, through her own resourcefulness, an even more momentous journey to independence and freedom. When she finally hears news of JoaquAEn, Eliza must decide who her true love really is.

Report

"An extravagant tale by a gifted storyteller whose spell brings to life the 19th century world. . . . entertaining and well paced . . . compelling." - Los Angeles Times
Allende interweaves a densely layered tale of passion with the stuff of history and legend. - San Diego Union-Tribune
"A rambunctious picaresque about love and obsession." - Miami Herald

Product details

• Authors: Isabel Allende
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 08.04.2026
• EAN: 9780063493650
• ISBN: 978-0-06-349365-0
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: HarperCollins American Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945); FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Romance / Historical / Victorian, FICTION: Romance / Historical / 20th Century, HARPER PERENNIAL CLASSICS: HISTORY, FICTION: Coming of Age, FICTION: Classics, FICTION: Thrillers / Medical, FICTION: Magical Realism, FICTION: Fantasy / Historical, FICTION: Medical, HARPER PERENNIAL CLASSICS: FICTION