Exemplary historical fiction.” - Kirkus Reviews “A beautiful tale of both romance and survival…Here is the beauty as well as the savagery of the wilderness and, at the core of it all, the compelling story of the love of a man and a woman, both for the untamed land and for one another.” -Allan W. This book delivers on that promise.” -Amanda Quick “Each time you open a book you hope to discover a story that will make your spirit of adventure and romance sing. I can think of no better adventure than to explore the wilderness in the company of such engaging and independent lovers as Elizabeth and her Nathaniel.” -Diana Gabaldon Into the Wilderness is one of those rare stories that let you breathe the air of another time, and leave your footprints on the snow of a wild, strange place. “My favorite kind of book is the sort you live in, rather than read. Interweaving the fate of the Mohawk Nation with the destiny of two lovers, Sara Donati’s compelling novel creates a complex, profound, passionate portait of an emerging America. Determined to provide schooling for all the children of the village, Elizabeth soon finds herself locked in conflict with the local slave owners as well as with her own family. And she meets a man unlike any she has ever encountered-a white man dressed like a Native American: Nathaniel Bonner, known to the Mohawk people as Between-Two-Lives. It is a place unlike any she has ever experienced. Elizabeth Middleton leaves her comfortable English estate to join her family in a remote New York mountain village. and into a breathtaking story of love and survival in a land of savage beauty.
Weaving a tapestry of fact and fiction, Sara Donati’s epic novel sweeps us into another time and place. BookPage Featured Titles: June 2022 Issue.I recommend it and hope the others are just as compelling. I don't know when I'll get to them, but I'm definitely planning to continue the series. This is also a love story and the combination of history and romance was just right. I thought the details of early American culture along with the details about the Mohawk way of life were fascinating. There were several times when I was rapidly turning the pages to see what would happen next. I never felt the need to refer to it because I felt like the individual characters were written so well I could always remember who they were. The book includes a list of characters and a map at the beginning which might prove helpful. Several characters narrate the story but Elizabeth and Nathaniel are the primary storytellers. Additionally, there are five other volumes in the continuing series. The book I read had 898 pages so the plot is too long and interwoven to describe. The novel follows the adventures of Elizabeth and Nathaniel, who are forced to flee into the Mohawk lands, and try to stay one step ahead of Richard Todd, a man determined to marry Elizabeth for the land she owns. He and his family act as protectors for the last of the Mohawk tribes still living in the area. She soon meets and falls in love with Nathaniel Bonner, a white man who was raised among Native Americans. You will certainly enjoy the following books which have similar themes of. She wants to set up a school in New York for children of all races and has no intention of ever marrying. You will love this list of similar books like Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati. Elizabeth was raised by her aunt in England and is very serious about her independence. This epic tale tells the story of a twenty-nine-year-old Englishwoman, Elizabeth Middleton, who travels to a remote area of New York State in 1792 to live with her father and brother.
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