She soon meets and falls in love with Nathaniel Bonner, a white man who was raised by Native Americans. The book 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 take up residence there with her father and brother. “Epic in scope, emotionally intense.I've heard many OUTLANDER fans talk about Sara Donati's novel, INTO THE WILDERNESS, and finally decided to read it for myself. 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.

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