Fleeing starvation in the Jameston settlement, a servant girl sets out alone into the wilderness. An historical novel set in early colonial America, by the author of Matrix.
The Vaster Wilds
(author)
£20.00
Edition:Hardback978152915290621/09/2023
Categories: 06. Books For Christmas 2023: Fiction, Books For Christmas 2023, Fiction
Tags: Historical Novels, North America
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