Fans of historical fiction as well as The Last of the Mochians will enjoy this the most. Even though Elizabeth is a grown woman, can she defy her father and show an interest in another man and on top of that a man who is practically a Native American? Sara Donati's Into the Wilderness is quite a long audio book, but various parts of it kept me on the edge of my seat.
There's definitely some secrets that her father is withholding.
You see her father has set her up with the town doctor, Richard Todd, but it isn't because Richard is a great guy. For some strange reason, she feels an attraction towards him despite her father's wishes. Enter stage left, Nathaniel Bonner, who is a white man, but is a member of the Mohawk tribe. Perhaps she can start over? She has the hope to start a school and educate the children of Paradise, New York. Her father is a judge there and has a lot of land. She has left England behind along with her brother, Julian, to go to upstate New York. She's unmarried and for the time period this makes her a spinster. “Epic in scope, emotionally intense.Elizabeth Middleton is pushing 30 years old and the year is 1792. “Epic in scope, emotionally intense.” - BookPage He had given 25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. Exemplary historical fiction.” - Kirkus Reviews In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. “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.
Oprah's Super Soul Conversations Listen-Alikes.Elizabeth Middleton leaves her comfortable English estate to join her. Dear Reader: Stories Told Through Letters & Diaries Weaving a tapestry of fact and fiction, Sara Donati's epic novel sweeps us into another time and place.and into the heart of a forbidden affair between an unconventional Englishwoman and an American frontiersman. Into the Wilderness by Sara Donatiis a 692-page hardcover published by Bantam Books, 1998.Asian American and Pacific Islander Voices
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