- Gebundene Ausgabe: 480 Seiten
- Verlag: Bantam (29. Februar 2000)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0553107488
- ISBN-13: 978-0553107487
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,1 x 16 x 3,6 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.1 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (58 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.901.496 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Dawn on a Distant Shore: Wilderness Series, Book 2
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Sara Donati's novel Dawn on a Distant Shore picks up soon after the conclusion of her prior book, Into the Wilderness. In the winter of 1794, on the edge of the New York wilderness, Elizabeth and Nathaniel Bonner have settled into the comforts of domestic bliss. Typically, however, adventure seeks these two out. Alone but for her stepdaughter Hannah, Elizabeth gives birth to twins, while Nathaniel and his father Hawkeye are imprisoned in Montreal. Determined to help her men, Elizabeth packs up the children and sets off to free them. Liberty does not bring relief to the Bonner clan, however, as sinister forces conspire to pirate them to Scotland and embroil them in a complex family feud.
History and adventure are slathered on thickly throughout this epic tale. Donati's talent for dialect and detail bring the large cast of characters to life, though the steady pace of dramatic catastrophe is somewhat exhausting. Will our heroes never get a break? Fans of Donati's earlier work will enjoy seeing the familiar characters, but new readers would benefit by reading the books in the series in order. --Nancy R.E. O'Brien
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Donati picks up the romantic epic of Elizabeth and Nathaniel Bonner shortly after the events dramatized in Into the Wilderness in this involving tale. As the second volume begins in 1794, Elizabeth gives birth to twins on the New York frontier, alone except for her young stepdaughter. While the Bonners' married life is still blissful, it is turning out to be too short-lived as word arrives that Nathaniel's father, Hawkeye, is being held in a Canadian prison. Nathaniel rushes to his rescue and then becomes a prisoner himself. Meanwhile, Elizabeth and the babies trek north through the treacherous wilderness waterways during the arduous winter, intent on freeing the Bonner men and their friends. But when they arrive, they discover that the men are already freed. Dontai's vivid re-creation of the danger and chaos of frontier life is a prelude to the novel's most exciting action, which kicks in when the Bonner twins are kidnapped by a man intent on forcing Nathaniel and Buckeye to return to Scotland, where their presence as the heirs of the earl of Carryck is in great demand. A wild race across the sea in a privateer's ship reunites the family only, in yet another reversal, to plunge them into a morass of political intrigue. Donati's skillfully told and captivating romantic historical saga brings a tumultuous era and dashing characters to life in what promises to be a very popular and rewarding series. Diana Tixier Herald
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I liked this. Better than the first one, I think, although I have to go re-read that one. I especially liked the way the characters are developing into more complex people. The scenes at sea are wonderful, but I have to say that I'm glad she didn't leave them in Scotland. Too much Scotland these days in love stories. Don't people realize it's wet and cold there most of the time? I'm looking forward to the next installment back on the ny frontier. Give me mosquitos over scotsmen anyday.
I also have a theory about the reviews here that call this book boring (there are about five of them, I think). There are three reasons that come to mind to call this boring: somebody glued the pages together on you, you're brain dead, you've got something against the author. I suspect those reviews were all written by the same boring person. A vendetta? Sour grapes? Oxygen deprivation? Who knows.
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I read Into the Wilderness and had to immediately pick up Dawn on a Distant Shore to continue reading the detailed way in which Sara Donati writes to take me back into a different time. I have to say that now that I have finished both books and compared the two,they are written a little differently. I enjoyed both books immensly. Dawn on a Different Shore is packed full of adventure and detail however there isn't the slow pace detail in the story to savor like Into the Wilderness had. I too look forward to another book from Sara Donati that will let us enjoy Hidden Wolf and the wonderful characters and setting she has created for us there.
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The story falls over before it ever gets started. It doesn't convince me that the only course of action possible is for Nathaniel to try to rescue his father, or that any mother with the sense God gave a goose would take newborn babies on such a dangerous trip. I know Sacajawea went on a much harder trip while pregnant, but this book needed to convince me, and it didn't.
The adventures and dangers are thrown at us too fasst and furiously. We are not given much chance to enjoy the peaceful spots or anticipate or fear the next obstacle. It's boring the way any laundry list of problems is boring if a reader don't care whether or not the characters get through it. Or if they don't really believe the plot in the first place.
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Sara Donati only gets better!
Anyone who says this books isn't as good as the first is absolutely crazy! Donati has managed to keep the passion and intimacy in Nathaniel and Elizabeth's relationship, despite... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 11. Juni 2000 von S. Bragg
Great work!
Although this is a great sequel - the book comfortably stands on its own merits. I much appreciate the growth and change in the characters and focus. Hannah, in particular. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 1. Juni 2000 von Nurmi Husa
Yawn.
I loved Into the Wilderness! This cannot be the same author. It was boring. The characters were dull and the whole book dragged. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 24. Mai 2000 veröffentlicht
I'm glad I didn't spend the money on it.
I got it at the library and boy am I glad I didn't waste my money by buying it, which I might have done based on Donati's first novel. I am sooo disappointed! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 21. Mai 2000 von Tracy Clark
Demanding read
this book is a demanding read - but it is well worth it. It is very detailed and brings the 18th century alive. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 17. Mai 2000 veröffentlicht
Enjoyed it!
I loved this book! I really enjoyed "Into the Wilderness", so I was eager to start "Dawn on a Distant Shore", and I was not disappointed. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 10. Mai 2000 veröffentlicht
A Struggle to Finish
I read Into the Wildnerness in November 1999 and liked it so much that I did something I've never done before ... I went to Amazon. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 9. Mai 2000 veröffentlicht
I also wonder why this book is not on the bestseller list
This is a wonderful book that held my attention from the beginning to the end and consider this: English is my second language. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 6. Mai 2000 von Rita
Dawn on a Distant Shore
I was hoping that this would be a great sequel, but was very disappointed. The characters, except for Hanna did not develop at all. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 4. Mai 2000 von Marge
what a story
The kind of book that makes you turn off the phone and ignore the kids. Those two reviewers here who said "boring"? I'm wondering if they read the same book. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. Mai 2000 von Diane J.
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