Fülszöveg
"A MASTERPIECE."
Denver Post
From acclaimed international bestselling author Isabel
Allende comes this dazzling historical novel, a
sweeping portrait of an unconventional woman
carving her own destiny in an era defined by
violence, passion^and adventure.
"AN EXTRAVAGANT TALE
BY A GIFTED STORYTELLER
whose spell brings to life the nineteenth-century
world." Los Angeles Times Book Review
An orphan raised in Valparaiso, Chile, by a Victorian
spinster and her rigid brother, young, vivacious Eliza
Sommers follows her lover to California during the
Gold Rush of 1849—a danger-filled quest that will
become a momentous journey of transformation. In
this rough-and-tumble world of panhandlers and
prostitutes, immigrants and aristocrats, Eliza will
discover a new life of freedom, independence, and a
love greater than any ever dreamed.
"ALLENDE IS A UNIQUE AND STAGGERING
STORYTELLER . . . Once the reader
submits to her wizardry, a florid,
detailed universe of hopes and...
Tovább
Fülszöveg
"A MASTERPIECE."
Denver Post
From acclaimed international bestselling author Isabel
Allende comes this dazzling historical novel, a
sweeping portrait of an unconventional woman
carving her own destiny in an era defined by
violence, passion^and adventure.
"AN EXTRAVAGANT TALE
BY A GIFTED STORYTELLER
whose spell brings to life the nineteenth-century
world." Los Angeles Times Book Review
An orphan raised in Valparaiso, Chile, by a Victorian
spinster and her rigid brother, young, vivacious Eliza
Sommers follows her lover to California during the
Gold Rush of 1849—a danger-filled quest that will
become a momentous journey of transformation. In
this rough-and-tumble world of panhandlers and
prostitutes, immigrants and aristocrats, Eliza will
discover a new life of freedom, independence, and a
love greater than any ever dreamed.
"ALLENDE IS A UNIQUE AND STAGGERING
STORYTELLER . . . Once the reader
submits to her wizardry, a florid,
detailed universe of hopes and lust unfolds."
Boston Globe
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