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Book Review of Into the Wilderness (Wilderness, Bk 1)

Into the Wilderness (Wilderness, Bk 1)
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IT IS DEC OF 1792. ELIZABETH LEAVES HER COMFORTABLE ENGLISH ESTATE TO JOIN HER FAMILY IN A REMOTE NEW YORK MOUNTAIN VILLAGE. IT IS PLACE LIKE SHE HAS NEVER SEEN.AND SHE MEET A MAN UNLIKE SHE HAS EVER ENCOUNTERED-A WHITE MAN DRESSED LIKE A NATIVE AMERICAN, NATHANIEL, KNOWN AS BETWEEN TWO LIVES. DETERMINED TO PROVIDE SCHOOLING FOR ALL THE CHILDREN OF THE VILLAGE, SHE SOON FINDS HERELF LOCKED IN CONFLICT WITH THE LOCAL SLAVEOWNERS AS WELL AS HER OWN FAMILY. INTERWEAVING THE FATE OF THE MOHAWK NATION WITH THE DESTINY OF TWO LOVERS.