Is this a sequel to Last of the Mohicans? Why do the same characters show up? Why are some of the names changed? What gives? What I want to do is clear up something that seems to cause many people confusion and some of them even unhappiness. I will admit that I am fascinated and (usually) entertained by the reviews posted here by Amazon customers - writing is a solitary undertaking with so little direct feedback, and sometimes when I'm procrastinating over a difficult scene I'll wander over to Amazon (as some wander to the water cooler) to see who's here and what they have had to say about this story of mine. Sequel? tribute? retelling? the mystery explored. This book delivers on that promise.' Amanda Quick 'Epic in scope, emotionally intense.' BookPage From the Author: 'One of those rare strories that lets you breathe the air of another time and leave your footsteps on the snow of a wild, strange place.' Diana Gabaldon 'Each time you open a book, you hope to discover a story that will make your spirit of adventure and romance sing. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Beautifully written, passionate and compelling, Sara Donati interweaves the destiny of the two lovers torn between the English and Mohawk cultures in a unforgettably vivid portrait of an emerging America. As a result, Elizabeth is increasingly drawn away from her English colonial heritage and towards that of the Mohawks, and in particular towards the man who will eventually change her life forever, the white Mohawk Nathaniel Bonner. While encouraging her dreams of teaching the local children, he in fact intends to marry off the fiercely independent Elizabeth to Richard Todd, a fellow pioneer, thereby ensuring his own possession of the local land.
It is not long, however, before Elizabeth realises that her father has brought her to America under false pretences. Elizabeth Middleton leaves a comfortable life in the upper-class England of 1792 to join her father in his colonial mission in a remote American outpost. The beginning of a captivating saga, transcending genre boundaries, set among British colonials in the North American wilderness.
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