Daughter of Fortune: A Novel - Paperback

from lkernagh

A solid historical fiction piece with a strong, independent-minded heroine set against the wonderful backdrop of 19th century Chile and the California Gold Rush of 1849. This story has all of the trappings of a satisfying historical fiction read: solid grounding in historical facts; interesting m...

from lkernagh

A solid historical fiction piece with a strong, independent-minded heroine set against the wonderful backdrop of 19th century Chile and the California Gold Rush of 1849. This story has all of the trappings of a satisfying historical fiction read: solid grounding in historical facts; interesting m...

from TadAD

Instead of the more normal relationship between them, this was a novel whose backdrop was set off by a story. The story isn't bad, albeit a bit slow at times. It's basically a romance between a headstrong young woman, Eliza, and a largely-absent young man, Joaquin. Her determination to be with hi...

from Carmenere

'Daughter of Fortune' is the story of Eliza Sommers the "adopted" daughter of Rose Sommers a wealthy, British spinster living in Valparaiso, Chile with her bachelor brothers. Eliza lives a semi-privilaged life with her family as she is just as comfortable in the cook's kitchen as she is with a sa...

from sjmccreary

A wonderful book! A long, lucious story told at a relaxed unhurried pace. There is plenty of time to reveal the background of each character, the history of every event, and describe all the places and people encountered. This is the story of Eliza Sommers. The newborn Eliza was left in a box on ...