{"product_id":"daughter-of-fortune-a-novel-isbn-9780380821013","title":"Daughter of Fortune: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Oprah Book Club Selection!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e, Isabelle Allende, comes a passionate tale of one young woman's quest to save her lover set against the chaos of the 1849 California Gold Rush. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrphaned at birth, Eliza Sommers is raised in the British colony of Valparaíso, Chile, by the well-intentioned Victorian spinster Miss Rose and her more rigid brother Jeremy. Just as she meets and falls in love with the wildly inappropriate Joaquín Andieta, a lowly clerk who works for Jeremy, gold is discovered in the hills of northern California. By 1849, Chileans of every stripe have fallen prey to feverish dreams of wealth. Joaquín takes off for San Francisco to seek his fortune, and Eliza, pregnant with his child, decides to follow him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Eliza embarks on her perilous journey north in the hold of a ship and arrives in the rough-and-tumble world of San Francisco, she must navigate a society dominated by greedy men. But Eliza soon catches on with the help of her natural spirit and a good friend, the Chinese doctor Tao Chi’en. What began as a search for love ends up as the conquest of personal freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA marvel of storytelling, \u003cem\u003eDaughter of Fortune\u003c\/em\u003e confirms once again Isabel Allende's extraordinary gift for fiction and her place as one of the world's leading writers.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eAn orphan raised in Valparaíso, Chile, by a Victorian spinster and her rigid brother, young, vivacious Eliza Sommers follows her lover to California during the Gold Rush of 1849 -- a danger-filled quest that will become a momentous journey of transformation. In this rough-and-tumble world of panhandlers and prostitutes, immigrants and aristocrats, Eliza will discover a new life of freedom, independence, and a love greater than any ever dreamed.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“An extravagant tale by a gifted storyteller whose spell brings to life the 19th century world. . . . entertaining and well paced . . . compelling.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllende interweaves a densely layered tale of passion with the stuff of history and legend. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rambunctious picaresque about love and obsession.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperVia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889223168229,"sku":"NP9780380821013","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780380821013.jpg?v=1730230785","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/daughter-of-fortune-a-novel-isbn-9780380821013","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}