The Vaster Wilds

Name: The Vaster Wilds
Brand: Cornerstone
SKU: 9781529152913
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By Lauren Groff

3.77

( 33,909 ratings, 5,285 reviews)

Summary

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff is set in the colonial era, following the journey of a young servant girl who escapes from a starving settlement into the untamed wilderness of early America. As she navigates the formidable landscape, she faces challenges that test her strength and resilience while exploring themes of survival, identity, and humanity's relationship with nature. The novel provides a vivid portrayal of the era, combining historical detail with profound introspection.
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You might enjoy this book if you are captivated by tales of survival and the struggle for freedom in the unsettling wilderness. This historical fiction offers a gripping narrative that will appeal to readers who appreciate vivid storytelling and a deep connection to nature and human endurance.

The Vaster Wilds

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From the bestselling author of Matrix and Fates and Furies

The Instant New York Times Bestseller

'Exhilarating' Guardian
'Her writing has a timeless quality' The Times
'Has a visionary quality' Observer

A profound and explosive novel about a spirited girl alone in the wilderness, trying to survive.

A servant girl escapes from a settlement. She carries nothing with her but her wits, a few possessions, and the spark of god that burns hot within her. What she finds is beyond the limits of her imagination and will bend her belief of everything that her own civilization has taught her.

The Vaster Wilds is a work of raw and prophetic power that tells the story of America in miniature, through one girl at a hinge point in history, to ask how—and if—we can adapt quickly enough to save ourselves.

Praise for Matrix:

'Lush, gripping and ferocious' Madeline Miller
'Full of passion, wisdom and magic' Sarah Waters
'Gorgeous, sensual, addictive' Sara Collins
'Brightly lit' Naomi Alderman
'A propulsive, captivating read' Brit Bennett
'Fascinating, beguiling, vivid' Marian Keyes

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The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff has been praised for its thrilling and gripping narrative that offers a haunting adventure set in early colonial America. The story follows a servant girl's daring escape into the wilderness, enriched by Groff's masterful and provocative prose. Critics have highlighted the novel's ambitious storytelling and its exploration of transcendent natural beauty, marking it as an electrifying addition to historical fiction.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529152913

Publisher: Cornerstone

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hutchinson Heinemann

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 332g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

Lauren Groff is a three-time National Book Award finalist and the New York Times bestselling author of four novels, The Monsters of Templeton, Arcadia, Fates and Furies and Matrix, and two short story collections, Delicate Edible Birds and Florida. She has won The Story Prize and been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her work regularly appears in the New Yorker, the Atlantic and elsewhere, and she was named one of Granta's 2017 Best Young American Novelists.