'Orphaned at birth, Eliza Sommers is raised in the British colony of Valparaiso, 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 Joaquin Andiera, a lowly clerk who works for Jeremy, gold is discovered in the hills of northern California. By 1849, Chileans of every stripe have fallen prey to feverish dreams of wealth. Joaquin takes off for San Francisco to seek his fortune, and Eliza, pregnant with his child, decides to follow him.'--BOOK JACKET. Publisher: Flamingo Year: 1999 Binding: Paperback ISBN: 9780002259613 Condition: Good Description: Owner's Name inside. Some tanning. Note: This image is from a stock photo and may differ from the actual cover.
