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24%OFFIsabel Allende - Daughter of Fortune - 9780006552321 - V9780006552321
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Daughter of Fortune

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Description for Daughter of Fortune Paperback. A magnificent sweeping tale from the international bestselling author of 'The House of the Spirits'. Translator(s): Sayers Peden, Margaret. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.

A magnificent sweeping tale from the international bestselling author of ‘The House of the Spirits’.

Set in Anglophile Chile and goldrush California during the middle years of the nineteenth century, this magnificent romance tells the story of English foundling Eliza Sommers who grows up in the bustling entrepot of Valparaiso. Eliza is a spirited, sparky and ambitious romantic who becomes embroiled in a forbidden love affair with the charismatic but capricious Joaquin Andieta. When he disappears suddenly for California, and the promise of riches that rumours of gold strikes have ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780006552321
SKU
V9780006552321
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Ref
99-3

About Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende was born in 1942, and is the niece of Salvador Allende, who went on to become famous as the elected President of Chile deposed in a CIA-backed coup. She worked as a journalist, playwright and children’s writer in Chile until 1974 and then in Venezuela until 1984. Her first novel for adults, ‘The House of the Spirits’, was ... Read more

Reviews for Daughter of Fortune
‘As broad ranging and lyrical as “The House of the Spirits.”’ Daily Telegraph ‘A masterpiece of historical fiction.’ New York Times ‘An extravagant tale by a gifted storyteller whose spell brings to life the 19th century ... Read more

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