Daughter of Fortune
by Isabel Allende
Taste attributes: historicaldramaromanceadventureslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growth
Boxlist takeEmotional and serious: a realistic historical novel, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
A Chilean woman searches for her lover in the goldfields of 1840s California. Arriving as a stowaway, Eliza finances her search with various jobs, including playing the piano in a brothel
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- Author
- Isabel Allende
- Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 432
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- Open Library
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