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Bezig met laden... Dawn on a Distant Shore (2000)door Sara Donati
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. La apacible vida familiar que llevan Elizabeth y Nathaniel Bonner —protagonistas de En tierras lejanas, primera novela de esta saga— en los confines boscosos de Nueva Inglaterra, donde han nacido sus hermosos gemelos, se ve interrumpida abruptamente por unas graves noticias provenientes de Canadá. Nathaniel tiene que partir de inmediato hacia Montreal con el fin de defender a su padre, sin sospechar el enorme peligro que entraña su viaje. Los acontecimientos se precipitan y Elizabeth tambiĂ©n se ve obligada a ponerse en marcha hacia el norte, en un desesperado intento de salvar a su marido. Con los dos pequeños a cuestas, en compañĂa de su hija adoptiva, Hannah, y de dos fieles amigos, Elizabeth no sĂłlo deberá superar los ingentes desafĂos que la naturaleza pone en su camino, sino que necesitará de todo su valor e inventiva para liberar a Nathaniel. Sin embargo, el destino les depara una aventura aĂşn mayor al otro lado del ocĂ©ano, algo que nunca habĂan imaginado. In the midst of late 1700s political tensions, a series of events lead to Elizabeth and her family in Scotland engaging an earl. Loved the political and historical narrative, but I found the plot a bit convoluted and farfetched (and I miss Paradise!). Then also, having spent fifty hours immersed in Kate Reading's narration of this series the past couple weeks, I'm thinking it's time to move on to some other fare and come back fresh and wanting more later. This book is the second in Sara Donati's Wilderness series - but little of it takes place in the wilderness of New York State in the late 1700s, unlike the first book. Instead, this one has heroine Elizabeth Middleton Bonner and much of her family - increased by the birth of her twins Lily and Daniel at the beginning of the book - traveling to Canada (Montreal and Quebec) and ultimately by ship to Scotland. The plot is rather far-fetched, and the brogues of SO many Scottish characters are hard to understand at times - although audiobook narrator Kate Reading helps. Still, it was interesting enough to keep me going with this series. © Amanda Pape - 2016 [The e-audiobook, and a print copy for reference, were borrowed from and returned to public libraries.] Book 2 of the "Into the Wilderness" series - in reading some reviews it appears that some found this lengthy without content - I however enjoyed the continued escapades and near death experiences of the "Bonner Family Saga" - Nathaniel and Elizabeth now parents of more than just Hannah find themselves on an unplanned voyage to Scotland to lay claim to a family estate that is neither wanted or revered - The story ends with sadness and tragedy and with an interesting twist to continue into Book 3. As a true fan of "Outlander" it is NOT the same, worse or better...but finishing that series this series is interesting enough for me to continue on the journey with Elizabeth and Nathaniel. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Fiction.
Literature.
Romance.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:Sara Donati's debut novel, Into the Wilderness, was hailed as "epic in scope, emotionally intense...an enrapturing, grand adventure" (BookPage) and "a captivating saga...definitely the romance of the year when it comes to transcending genre boundaries" (Booklist). Author Diana Gabaldon called it "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." Now, in her second novel, this award-winning master storyteller once again blends fact and fiction, and re-creates her beloved characters from Into the Wilderness in an eloquent, enthralling tale of romance and adventure. Elizabeth and Nathaniel Bonner have settled into their life together at the edge of the New-York wilderness in the winter of 1794 when Elizabeth gives birth to healthy twins. But soon the events in Canada draw Nathaniel far away from his new family. Word has reached them that Nathaniel's father has been arrested by crown officials in British Canada. Nathaniel reluctantly leaves Hidden Wolf Mountain to set out for the distant city, determined to see his father freed. Instead Nathaniel is imprisoned and finds himself in imminent danger of being hanged as an American spy. In a desperate bid to save her husband, Elizabeth bundles her infants and sets out on the long trek to Montreal. Accompanied by her stepdaughter, Hannah, their wise friend Curiosity Freeman, and Runs-from-Bears, a Mohawk warrior and lifelong friend of Nathaniel's, Elizabeth journeys through the snowy wilderness and across treacherous waterways. But she soon discovers that freeing Nathaniel will take every ounce of her courage and inventiveness. It is a struggle that threatens her with the loss of what she loves most: her children. Torn apart, the Bonners must embark on yet another perilous voyage...this time all the way across the ocean to the heart of Scotland, where a wealthy earl claims kinship with Nathaniel's father, Hawkeye. In his heart, the Mahican tribe of Hawkeye's youth is the truest kin he will ever know, just as Nathaniel will always remain loyal to the Mohawk nation. But with this journey a whole new world opens up to Nathaniel and Elizabeth—and a destiny they could never have imagined awaits them.... A sweeping epic of romance and adventure, Dawn on a Distant Shore establishes Sara Donati as one of today's most gifted storytellers. With well-drawn characters and an evocative love story that is intricately woven into the rich history of our nation's past, this extraordinary novel will enthrall readers like few others—and sweep them away to a whole other time and place. A sweeping epic of romance and adventure, Dawn on a Distant Shore establishes Sara Donati as one of today's most gifted storytellers. With well-drawn characters and an evocative love story that is intricately woven into the history of our nation's past, this extraordinary novel will enthrall readers like few others—and sweep them away to a whole other time and place. —>. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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