One of this author's title characters crossdresses while working as a cook for Joe Bonecrusher, and eventually falls in love with the Chinese doctor Chi'en in San Francisco.
One of this author's title characters crossdresses while working as a cook for Joe Bonecrusher, and eventually falls in love with the Chinese doctor Chi'en in San Francisco. In a novel by this author, a character's death by consuming poisoned brandy prompts her sister to remain silent for nine years. Rose discovers the baby Eliza Sommers in a wicker basket at the beginning of this author's novel Daughter of Fortune. In another novel by this author, the owner of the Tres Marias estate marries into a family which includes Blanca, the green-haired Rosa, and the clairvoyant Clara. For 10 points, name this Chilean novelist who wrote about the Trueba family in The House of the Spirits. 
One of this author's title characters crossdresses while working as a cook for Joe Bonecrusher, and eventually falls in love with the Chinese doctor Chi'en in San Francisco.
Isabel Allende