 Book Jackets, Wilderness series |
| When Elizabeth Middleton, twenty-nine years old and unmarried, leaves her Aunt Merriweather’s comfortable English estate to join her father and brother in the remote mountain village of Paradise on the edge of the New York wilderness, she does so with a strong will and an unwavering purpose: to teach school. It is December of 1792 when she arrives in a cold climate unlike any she has ever experienced. And she meets a man different from any she has ever encountered — a white man dressed like a Native American, tall and lean and unsettling in his blunt honesty. He is Nathaniel Bonner, also know to the Mohawk people as Between-Two-Lives. |
Into the WildernessIn this Article |  | A lushly written novel…Donati, a skillful storyteller, easily weaves historical fact with romantic ambience to create a dense, complex design…Exemplary historical fiction, boasting a heroine with a real and tangible presence. Kirkus Reviews |
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Dawn on a Distant Shore |  | .a powerful adventure story, animating everyone–German villagers, slaves and Scottish trappers alike–in a gorgeous, vividly described American landscape. People Magazine |
Lake in the Clouds |  | Epic in scope, emotionally intense, Into the Wilderness…is an enrapturing, grand adventure. Bookpage |
Fire Along the Sky |  | Fans of earlier titles will not be disappointed, as [Fire Along the Sky] contains the same combination of romance and adventure, not to mention the most intriguing mystery in the series yet. Publishers Weekly |
Queen of Swords |  | Queen of Swords] is both a smoothly written, engrossing adventure about an early American family and a vivid depiction of the little-explored War of 1812, […] delves into much deeper realities, such as race and prejudice in one of America’s famously multicultural cities, the complex patterns of revenge, the price of loyalty during wartime, and the transformative power of love. Sarah Johnson | Booklist |
The Endless Forest |  | Say good-bye to Elizabeth Bonner and her brood with this graceful, sweeping conclusion to Donati’s frontier-era Wilderness series …Donati will satisfy and, in some cases, delight her longtime readers by wrapping up nearly every story line, confidently tracking a huge cast and their individual conflicts. Those new to Donati’s work would be better served starting at the beginning of the series with Into theWilderness…—but any reader will be won over, sooner or later, by Donati’s affection for her tough, complex characters. Publishers Weekly |
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I have a question, is Ethan Middleton the person Uncle Quinlan was in love with.
Joanne
Well observed, Joanne.
Thank you it’s taken many rereads 😊
I’ve read the wilderness series many times but still feel there should have been another book between Dawn on a Distant Shore and Lake in the Clouds. Too many years have passed and events. I love them so much, I reread the series every three years. Thank you, Susan
Thanks for the kind words about the books, Susan. I do see your point about the long break between DDS and LinC. Just too much to do, I’m afraid. Thank you again for taking the time to share your thoughts.