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| Title | : | The Wood's Edge (The Pathfinders #1) |
| Author | : | Lori Benton |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 400 pages |
| Published | : | April 21st 2015 by WaterBrook |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Christian Fiction. Romance. Christian. Fiction. Historical Romance |
Lori Benton
Paperback | Pages: 400 pages Rating: 4.43 | 937 Users | 267 Reviews
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At the wood's edge cultures collide. Can two families survive the impact? The 1757 New York frontier is home to the Oneida tribe and to British colonists, yet their feet rarely walk the same paths. On the day Fort William Henry falls, Major Reginald Aubrey is beside himself with grief. His son, born that day, has died in the arms of his sleeping wife. When Reginald comes across an Oneida mother with newborn twins, one white, one brown, he makes a choice that will haunt the lives of all involved. He steals the white baby and leaves his own child behind. Reginald's wife and foundling daughter, Anna, never suspect the truth about the boy they call William, but Reginald is wracked by regret that only intensifies with time, as his secret spreads its devastating ripples. When the long buried truth comes to light, can an unlikely friendship forged at the wood's edge provide a way forward? For a father tormented by fear of judgment, another by lust for vengeance. For a mother still grieving her lost child. For a brother who feels his twin's absence, another unaware of his twin's existence. And for Anna, who loves them both--Two Hawks, the mysterious Oneida boy she meets in secret, and William, her brother. As paths long divided collide, how will God direct the feet of those who follow Him?Details Books Supposing The Wood's Edge (The Pathfinders #1)
| Original Title: | The Wood's Edge |
| ISBN: | 1601427328 (ISBN13: 9781601427328) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Pathfinders #1 |
| Setting: | New York State(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Christy Award Nominee for Historical (2016) |
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Ratings: 4.43 From 937 Users | 267 ReviewsAssess Of Books The Wood's Edge (The Pathfinders #1)
Deep in the woods of upstate New York in the year 1757, two sets of parents stand on the precipice of parenthood; with devastating results. British Major Reginald Aubrey carries the still warm body of his young son, who has died mere hours after birth, across Fort Williams Henry's interior to where a young Oneida mother has just birthed twin sons. Aubrey makes a desperate decision while the young Indian woman sleeps; he exchanges life for death; removing the Oneida baby with the fairer skin andA beautiful story of faith, forgiveness, and Gods redeeming grace, The Woods Edge blurs the lines between history and fiction in a beautiful way. Set in 1700s New York, this historical novel is one you will not want to miss. Youll be swept up from the very first page, and will not want to be put down! From the first chapter, I was captivated. Benton is a mastermind at creating complex characters and weaving their lives together in an intricate way. I especially loved that in this novel, we get
AMAZING!! Absolutely, unequivocally, beyond adequate words of praise - rich, authentic, captivating - amazing! And that's just the story. Isn't the cover amazingly gorgeous, too??The Wood's Edge is by far, the best book I've read this year. One of the most satisfying and richly drawn historical sagas I've encountered in long time. And THE BEST Christian-penned historical work of fiction, without a doubt. Which really says something, considering I'm not much into generational family sagas and/or
When I know I'm going to write a review of a book I tend to start thinking what I might say at about the two thirds point in the story. I didn't do that with The Wood's Edge. I didn't think about the amazing historic detail, I didn't think about the excellent writing, I didn't think about all the witty things I could say in praise of the story. I just READ the next page. I was captivated and engaged so fully that I forgot about the mechanics of the writing. I just read another sentence and then
Historical literary fiction has found its place in the CBA with poetical and lyrical wordsmith Lori Benton. The strongest of her triad of exceptional books, The Wood's Edge is heart-wrenching and so gorgeously written your breath will catch in your throat.Excavating the horror of war and exhuming, gorgeously, the ties that bind and break, Benton weaves a tale that is so unique, so heart-stopping and so emotional that you will look up from its vivid pages surprised you are not immersed in its
Fort William Henry, Lake George, New York, 1757When Reginald Aubrey holds the cooling body of his hour old infant son in his arms he is left with a choice. He can either tell his unconscious wife that their son has died or he can kidnap a boy from a set of newborn twins born within minutes of his own son. The twins' mother is a white woman who had been captured as a small child by a tribe of American Indians and raised Oneida. Her children are half white/half Indian, except that one boy has pale
Beautiful Writing - CheckCompelling Storyline - CheckHistorical Detail - CheckI could not ask for more. This was a phenomenal novel and as good or perhaps better than Burning Sky, Lori's debut release.I anxiously await the continuation of this story in The Flight of Arrows.
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