3/28/2023 0 Comments Rosina lippi into the wilderness![]() ![]() Perhaps you don't know much about England-I don't know why you should, after all-but let me tell you that there's a reason I am twenty-nine years of age and unkissed, and that is, very simply, that well-bred ladies of good family don't let men kiss them. "If you hadn't noticed, you are embarrassing me. "I want you to stop talking the matter to death," Elizabeth said irritably. "So," Nathaniel said, a hint of his smile returning. You don't know what I want." Then, finally, she blushed, all her frustration and anger pouring out in pools of color which stained her cheeks bluish-gray in the faint light of the winter moon. She pulled away from him, her face blazing white. I meant to kiss you, because I wanted to. "I'd like to see the man who could make a fool of you. "No," he said, and Elizabeth was relieved to see all trace of teasing leave his face. "What did you mean to do, then? Have some fun at my expense, but not so much that I would actually notice that you were making a fool of me?" "I didn't mean to get you mad," Nathaniel said softly. "Perhaps I don't want to kiss you."Įlizabeth was afraid to look at Nathaniel directly, for how could he not see the doubt on her face, and the curiosity? And what would that mean, to let him know what she really thought, how confusing this all was to her? To tell a man what she was truly thinking-this was a thought more frightening than any kiss could be. "Now I, for one, hope you don't rush off," he said. But please, do not discommode yourself, on my account." She began to turn away, but Nathaniel caught her by the upper arm. "How very thoughtful of you," she said dryly. ![]() "You seem set on going back to England, and the Mahicans say that you should never return from a journey the same person." "Well," Nathaniel said, inclining his head. Nathaniel pulled up abruptly and laughed. "Why?" said Elizabeth, raising her eyes to his with a critical but composed look. Now she would tell him to mind his own business, and he could put this woman out of his head. His hands jerked at his sides but he kept them where they were. "You've never been kissed, have you?" The white cloud of his breath reached out to touch her face. He saw that she had never stood like this with a man, that she had never imagined doing so, and that she was flustered and even a bit frightened, but not unhappy to be here with him. Nathaniel saw in her face an overwhelming confusion. "Will you please say my name?" he said with an intensity which caused gooseflesh to rise on her arms. “Epic in scope, emotionally intense.” - BookPage 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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