Daughter of fortune : a novel / Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 006019491X
- ISBN: 9780060194918
- Physical Description: viii, 399 pages : map ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, [1999]
- Copyright: ©1999
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part 1 1843-1848 -- Eliza 3 -- English 22 -- Senoritas 43 -- A Ruined Reputation 58 -- Suitors 71 -- Miss Rose 85 -- Love 100 -- Part 2 1848-1849 -- News 119 -- Farewell 139 -- Fourth Son 153 -- Tao Chi'en 170 -- Voyage 199 -- Argonauts 222 -- Secret 247 -- Part 3 1850-1853 -- El Dorado 269 -- Business Dealings 287 -- Soiled Doves 300 -- Disillusion 315 -- Singsong Girls 337 -- Joaquin 355 -- An Unusual Pair 367.
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.8 24 35657.
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- Gold mines and mining > California > Fiction.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | FIC ALLENDE (Text) | 36015001148796 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | FIC Allende (Text) | 101091000517858 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | F ALL (Text) | 80605000784164 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | F ALL (Text) | 50503011098185 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | FIC ALL (Text) | 31111001735890 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | FIC (Text) | 38344100776127 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | F ALL (Text) | 34208200139813 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bogue Banks | F ALL (Text) | 34208201459343 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Allende (Text) | 540191001337723 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/24/2026 |
| Charles H. Stone Memorial Library | F ALLENDE (Text) | 30665100058266 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
