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. 4.11 avg rating 39,594 ratings published 1998 33 editions. 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. Average rating 4.22 128,524 ratings 8,267 reviews shelved 288,824 times. 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. While encouraging her dreams of teaching the local children, he in fact intends to marry off the fiercely independent.
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