Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

'Daughter of Fortune' follows Eliza Sommers, an orphan girl raised in a British colony of Chile, as she grows up. She finds love in Joaquín Andieta, a boy who is looked down upon in the community. When the Chileans get word of the California Gold Rush, Joaquín decides to go to San Francisco is hopes of wealth and prosperity. Eliza, who is now pregnant with his child, decides to go with him in hopes of starting a family. Follow this couple's story as they go through ups and downs together, all for the sake of love.