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. They tell me it’s coming.Weaving a tapestry of fact and fiction, Sara Donati’s epic novel sweeps us into another time and place. I’m still waiting for the day that I can sit by the pool and read. This is a great series to keep you entertained throughout the summer as you sit by the pool. Much adventure ensues, and I can never close one book without downloading the next, eager to see what happens next.

The heroine, Elizabeth Middleton, an educated English spinster who comes to the rugged wilderness of America to teach school marries the son of the famed Dan’l “Hawkeye” Bonner, hero of the James Fenimore Cooper classic, Last of the Mohicans.

These stories take place mostly in the backwoods of upstate New York State around the turn of the 19th century, and the author addresses the delicate relationship between the Americans and the Native Americans at the time. And I love how she worked in the history of the time - I actually learned a lot about the War of 1812, which is often glossed over in high school history class. The characters were engaging, if numerous. But otherwise, I found the books delightful. Unfortunately, for my comfort level, Donati crossed the line a few times on both counts. And I certainly don’t need to read about more violent encounters. I’m all for a little romance, but I don’t need to know the details. I’m actually kind of sad to start book #6 because I don’t want the series to end!įirst, a disclaimer. I can be a bit of a prude. I have read all but the last book in the series, and I have thoroughly enjoyed them. That night, I downloaded Into the Wilderness to my Kindle, and I was hooked by page two. Last winter, my sister-in-law recommended The Wilderness Series by Sara Donati.

I read a lot of informational books on health and food, but I also love historical fiction. I guess you could say I rediscovered my love of reading and made a commitment to making time for it. Last summer I did a vacation reading series of book reviews, and ever since then I’ve been reading more and more.

Into the wilderness by sara donati