Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

This summer I read Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende. The book is about how a young women, Eliza Sommers runs away from home to follow her lover to California during the gold rush. It is 1849 in the book and this manipulation is something that one just does not do, it is not proper or acceptable to run away. Eliza runs away with the help of her friend the Chinese doctor Tao Chi'en. Together they go in search of Eliza's lover but soon they realize that California in the midst of the gold rush is not a nice place, it is full of prostitutes and filthy men. After two years of unproductive searching for her lost lover, she finally realizes that she must change her plan. Daughter of Fortune was a good book which i enjoyed, but it was not one of my favorites. The ending left me wondering what the author's goal was and point of the book. Eliza Sommers is a strong character and one who you can relate too. She is constantly questioning her heritage and family and is a relatable character. I would recommend this book to someone who likes to read historical fiction.