Daughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Eliza Sommers, an orphan raised in Chili in the mid 1800s by a British spinster and her brother, falls in love and follows her beloved to California where he has gone to search for gold. The characters in this family saga are beautifully and richly drawn. The setting is colorful, and as in other Latino literature, magical. Allende weaves elements of history and character and setting in a multicultural adventure. The story is also well told in an audio version (cassetes only at KVLA but available elsewhere on CD).
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