{"product_id":"daughter-of-fortune-american-classics-edition-isabel-allende","title":"Daughter of Fortune American Classics Edition (Isabel Allende)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Oprah Book Club selection!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Allende has created a masterpiece of historical fiction that is passionate, adventurous, and brilliantly insightful. . . . suspenseful and surprising.\" -\u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the revered \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Long Petal of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e comes a passionate tale of one young woman's epic journey to save her lover, set against the chaos, greed, and promise of the 1849 California Gold Rush.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaised in the British colony of Valparaíso, Chile, English orphan Eliza Sommers meets and falls in love with the wildly inappropriate Joaquín Andieta, a lowly clerk with ambitious dreams. When gold is discovered in the hills of northern California, Chileans, including Joaquín, head north to seek their fortune. Eliza, pregnant with Joaquín's child, leaves behind everything she knows to follow her lover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the rough-and-tumble world of San Francisco, Eliza must navigate a society dominated by greedy men. But with the help of her natural spirit and a good friend, Chinese doctor Tao Chi'en, Eliza soon comes to discover that her search for love has become a powerful coming of age story and a quest of personal freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA     BEAUTIFUL PACKAGE WITH FLAPS:\u003c\/b\u003e Featuring French flaps     and a unique vivid cover design, each book in the collection is published     as a deluxe trade paperback that is a part of a stunning series look.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHARPER     COLLINS AMERICAN CLASSICS:\u003c\/b\u003e This series includes timeless     novels, poetry, children's books, and groundbreaking nonfiction that has     shaped American thought, literature, and identity across generations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAMERICA'S     PUBLISHER:\u003c\/b\u003e Since its founding in 1817, no American publisher has     been so entwined in the history of American letters. Our books enrich,     challenge, and defined the American spirit.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAMERICA     250: \u003c\/b\u003eThe HarperCollins American Classics arrive in time for     America's 250th anniversary celebrations. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabel Allende\u003c\/b\u003e, born in Peru and raised in Chile, is a novelist, feminist, and philanthropist. She is one of the most widely read authors in the world, having sold more than eighty million copies of her books across forty-two languages. She is the author of several bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits, Of Love and Shadows, Eva Luna, and Paula\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to her work as a writer, Isabel devotes much of her time to human rights causes. She has received fifteen honorary doctorates, been inducted into the California Hall of Fame, and received the PEN Center Lifetime Achievement Award and the Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2014, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, and in 2018, she received the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. She lives in California with her husband and dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can visit Isabel Allende at IsabelAllende.com or follow her on Instagram @AllendeIsabel, on Facebook at Facebook.com\/IsabelAllende and on X @IsabelAllende\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Trade Paperback, Englisch, 496 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65771765924189,"sku":"K098607113","price":15.5,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9860711300001A.jpg?v=1788271873","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/daughter-of-fortune-american-classics-edition-isabel-allende","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}