Daughter of fortune /
By: Allende, Isabel [author].
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BookPublisher: London : Harper Perennial, 2008, c1999Description: viii, 399 pages, map, 25 cm.ISBN: 9780006552321 (paperback).General Note: Book Club 2023.Subject(s): Fiction
DDC classification: 863 Summary: 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 brought him, she can but follow after him…
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Loan | ATU Letterkenny Campus Library Bay 10 | 823 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Book Club 2023 | a50028692 |
Book Club 2023
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 brought him, she can but follow after him…