Fourth Quarter Outside Reading

For fourth quarter I'm going to read Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende. It's about a young Chilean girl who travels to San Fransisco during the Gold Rush. My mom recommended this book, so I believe it will be good. I like how it isn't just about the culture of Chile, but it will also be the reaction of the Chilean culture to American culture. Often it's difficult to read books by foreign authors because it's hard to relate to such different experiences. But, in Daughter of Fortune, the culture difference will be more manageable because the story is set in a familiar setting.