Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

Daughter of Fortune

Del Valle Family #1

Isabel Allende with Blair Brown (Narrator), Isabel Allende (Narrator)

13 hours, 19 minutes • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical literary romance adventurous emotional medium-paced

Description

Orphaned at birth, Eliza Sommers is raised in the British colony of Valparaíso, Chile, by the well-intentioned Victorian spinster Miss Rose and her more rigid brother Jeremy. Just as she meets and falls in love with the wildly inappropriate Joaquí...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,018 reviews

Moods

adventurous 88%
emotional 59%
reflective 41%
hopeful 34%
inspiring 29%
informative 23%
sad 16%
challenging 15%
mysterious 13%
dark 12%
tense 12%
funny 8%
relaxing 6%
lighthearted 5%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 37%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 49% | Character: 40% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 94% | No: 2% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 48% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.82

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