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Fortune is a woman chronicles the lives of three women—Mandarin Lai Tsin, a runaway American heiress, and a young Englishwoman—who meet in the aftermath of San Francisco’s 1906 earthquake. Together they defy odds, founding one of the world’s largest trading companies and opulent hotels. Their journey, spanning the Orient, San Francisco, and New York through the 1960s, is marked by ambition, love, and hidden truths. As their empire rises, the Mandarin’s fortune ultimately passes to the Lai Tsin dynasty, revealing a final devastating truth.
Elizabeth Adler presents a vivid portrait of new wealth and old privilege, family passion and secret shame, showcasing women’s triumphs in a saga of romantic intrigue and suspense.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Elizabeth Adler
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