Fortune Is a Woman
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Book Overview
A runaway heiress . . . a legacy of shame . . . an empire built on blood and revenge . . . The three met in the aftermath of San Francisco's devastating 1906 earthquake--the Mandarin Lai Tsin, a runaway American heiress, and a young Englishwoman. Against all odds they made their dreams come true, building one of the world's largest trading companies and most luxurious hotels. . . . They had only each other--and bloody secrets to bury even as they rose to dizzying heights, wary of love yet vulnerable to passion in its most dangerous forms. . . . The Mandarin would pass his multi-billion-dollar empire only to the women in the Lai Tsin dynasty--along with one last devastating truth. . . . Sweeping from the turn of the century through the 1960's, from the Orient to San Francisco and New York, Elizabeth Adler has written a magnificent novel of new wealth and old privilege, family passions and secret shame, of women surviving, triumphant, in the riveting saga of romantic intrigue.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0440211468
ISBN13:9780440211464
Release Date:December 1992
Publisher:Dell
Length:592 Pages
Weight:0.66 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 4.3" x 6.9"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Outstanding Tale of Strong Women
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
When it comes to multi-generational novels featuring strong women protagonists, Elizabeth Adler excels. In this particular novel, she also exposes the reader to a different culture and language as the story moves between Hong Kong and San Francisco's China Town as well as Nob Hill. Francesca Harrison is the abused daughter of a wealthy San Francisco banker and Annie Aysgarth is an English woman searching for her runaway brother. They meet in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake of 1906 that rocked San Francisco. They are befriended by Lai Tsin, another earthquake victim, and the three form a lifelong friendship that takes them into the 1960's by way of overwhelming tragedies and glamorous triumphs. This book revolves around strong women who refuse to be destroyed by what fate deals them but create their own fortune, both personal and financial, in a riveting rags-to-riches tale told as only Elizabeth Adler can. Well-drawn secondary characters, plot twists aplenty, and an amazing ending that will totally shock you combine to make this a must-read novel for fans of women's fiction.
Fortunate is the READER
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This is absolutely the BEST novel I've ever read! Further proof is the woman I saw in the check-out line of the office supply store who was so engrossed that she was reading it IN LINE! A MUST-READ!!!
one of the best
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is the best book I've read by Adler and I hope she can continue the good work. The stroylines are unexpectable and this book is definitely a page turner. Adler's research into different culture and language was very thorough and accurate.
An incredible journey
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is probably one of the best books I have ever read. It spans over many decades. It's the story of Francie and her friend Lai Tsin. They meet after the great San Francisco earthquake. They are both homeless for their own reasons and develop a friendship that lasts a lifetime. Together they become multi-billionaires but still haven't found the happiness that they both deserve. This book is so powerful it is impossible to explain all of the different storylines that all come together. Read this book and you'll read it again and again.
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