Fortune Is a Woman
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (566 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0440211468 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 592 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Though Adler's historical setting is appealing, the characters are stereotypes, drawn with no shades of gray, and they never come to life. BOMC featured alternate. Using standard rags-to-riches ingredients, she gives us a trio of Cinderellas who suffer and survive their way to fortune, romance and a predictable happy ending. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. Indeed, virtually every male in this novel is either a brutal monster or a weakling. Set in turn-of-the-century San Francisco and Hong Kong, the novel tells the stories of lifelong friends
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 devastat
New author for me I see that Elizabeth Adler has written many books I enjoyed this one so much that I am looking forward to reading more. I loved and hated the characters she created and found I couldn't put the book down till I finished. thanks to the author!. I have many times purchased it and gave it to friends that I know enjoy a good book as I do Read this book when it first came out and now read it again. I have many times purchased it and gave it to friends that I know enjoy a good book as I do. I never tire of the secret it holds. One of Elizabeth Adlers winners.. Good read with a twist at the end. Shirley Carothers Great read. Lots of good stories about different people, with very different backgrounds. But it all comes together in the end with a surprising finish.