Review Date: 1/1/2014

Blair Brown gives a rich and crisp narration to this story of a young woman who was left as a baby on the steps of a British home in Chile in about 1830. We follow the young woman's life and adventures from Chile to the California Gold Rush as she stows away to follow her lover. This search for first love takes many unexpected turns as the reader gets a glimpse into a fictionalized version of life in California in the gold rush years, a different look at racism and how different cultures lives side by side (but not necessarily in harmony).

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Review Date: 7/8/2011

Helpful Score: 1

Very informative, but the type of book you should probably read (so you can underline and make notes) rather than listen to as an audiobook. The content is quite good, and you can glean much good information for practical use. It's not all rocket science however. Much of this you've probably heard before.

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