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A new Genre for the author, I consider this one of her three novels that are worth reading--along with Paula, and The house of Spirits.
Hija de La fortuna by Isabel Allende
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Eliza Sommers is a Chilean young woman who lives in Valparaíso, Chile. In 1849, gold is discovered in California. Her lover, Joaquin Andieta, sails to California to try his luck. Eliza decides to follow him.
Hidden in a sailboat, hell at sea, she is saved by a Chinese doctor, Tao Chi'en. She got very sick in the boat and would have died, if not for Mr. Chi'en.
They become close friends and the Chinese doctor guides her through a land filed with lonely savage men and prostitutes.
Daughter of Fortune is the story of the relationship between these two characters, drawn by the gold rush, as they are transformed and follow a path that is memorable by the mysteries and the contradictions of the human condition.
Daughter of Fortune is a photograph of a period defined by its violence and the avarice--as well as by the love, friendship, compassion, and strength of the protagonists.
A new Genre for the author, I consider this one of her three novels that are worth reading--along with Paula, and The house of Spirits. -
Highly Recommended
La forma en que Isabel Allende describe los personajes y situaciones por las que pasan, en particular Eliza, hace que el lector se conecte con la historia y tenga la sensasión de haberse trasladado con los personajes a esos lugares y a la época. Allende muestra a una mujer dispuesta a enfrentar y superar muchas dificultades por causa del amor y como a través del tiempo, aventuras, y lágrimas (y su transformación de joven ingénua a mujer) encuentra el verdadero amor.
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Anonymous
Posted May 21, 2008
MUY ENTRETENIDO
Es de los mejores libros de isabel allende, historia de amor y las travesias que pasa una chica en busca del amor!!! isabel tiene el talento de describir las situaciones con mucha claridad y eso se agradece....Lo recomiendo mucho....
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Anonymous
Posted October 3, 2003
great book
I just finished reading this book. It's great, and had an interesting ending to me. I enjoyed reading it. Allende is an awesome writer, one of my favorites.
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Anonymous
Posted June 18, 2000
Enchanting
This enchating story begins in the mid 19th century. with baby Eliza being abandoned at the doorstep of the wealthy Sommers family. An english family who immigrated to the newly independent Valparaiso , Chile. Rose Sommers raises this child as her own, even though her brother Jeremy does not approve of it. Eliza grows up to be a confident girl who falls in love with a poor young man who offers her nothing but his written feelings. he rushes off to San Francisco, California, in search of gold. 16 Year old Eliza decides to follow him when she finds out she is pregnant. she leaves behind her family, her beloved mama Fresia and a very predictable life ,in which ,others will decide for her in every imaginable way. In this adventurous journey in search of her lover, Eliza will find her own freedom. and a life probably desired by many women of her time. Ms. Allende kept my heart pounding throughout the whole story.
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