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The Endless Forest: A Novel Audiobook
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With a master storyteller’s skill and a historian’s precision, Sara Donati has delighted readers and critics alike with her bestselling novels of the nineteenth-century New York frontier. Now she brings us The Endless Forest, set in the remote village of Paradise, where the Bonner family that readers first met in Into the Wilderness make their home. The spring of 1824 is a challenging one for the inhabitants of Paradise N.Y. when a flood devastates the village. But for Nathaniel and Elizabeth Bonner, it’s also a time of reunion as their children return from far-off places: Lily and her husband from Italy, and Martha Kirby, the Bonners’ ward, from Manhattan. Although Lily is nursing her own grief, it is Martha, fleeing a crushing humiliation, who brings with her trouble that will reverberate in all their lives. In the sudden peace that follows the storm, as families struggle to rebuild, childhood friends Martha and Daniel, Lily’s twin brother, suddenly begin to see each other in a new light. But their growing bond is threatened when Martha’s mother arrives back in Paradise a decade after abandoning her daughter. Jemima Southern is a dangerous schemer who has destroyed more than one family, and her anger touches everyone, as do her secrets. Has Jemima come to claim her daughter–or does she have something else in mind? Whatever happens, Martha and Daniel and all the Bonners must stand united against the threats to both heart and home. Painful secrets and hidden sorrows, joy, heartbreak, and passion follow the Bonners through a season of change and renewal. A rich, passionate, multilayered portrayal of family strength and endurance in a fascinating place and time, The Endless Forest will be remembered long after the last page is turned.
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"This was a wonderful series! I was so sad to see it all end and the last few pages had me in tears, but it was a great ride from beginning to end. If you liked the Outlander series and enjoyed Little House on the Prairie books, you will fall in love with the Bonner family. Great read!"
— Victoria (4 out of 5 stars)
The Endless Forest Listener Reviews
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" A fantastic books series.. a must read. "
— Mary, 2/2/2014 -
" The End of a Saga: well worth the read "
— Cindy, 1/14/2014 -
" This was a great ending to a great series. "
— Joey, 1/13/2014 -
" Loved this series, so sad that it's finished. All the loose ends were tied up and they all lived happily ever after...until the epilogue, which was probably realistic in that time period, but only made me sad. "
— Lyndi, 1/13/2014 -
" Like Diana Gabaldon's books on founding the American nation, Sara's books are all ranked five stars by me, very adventurous and gripping, and I am always sorry when my read is finished and the characters recede into no-man's land. "
— Joan, 1/13/2014 -
" So sad this journey is over. Loved these characters! (Not thrilled with the "ultimate" ending but understand why the author went there. "
— Meno-gal, 1/9/2014 -
" I would have picked 5 stars for this book if the ending hadn't have ripped my heart right out of my chest. Contrary to popular belief, I do not appreciate sobbing myself to sleep. "
— Heather, 12/31/2013 -
" What a way to end the series. Appreciated that even though the story ended, the author included information about her characters futures in the form of newspaper articles..very creative and satisfying to a reader. "
— Dana, 12/28/2013 -
" This book is the last one in the Wilderness Series. Tear! Author uses newsapaper clippings at the end of the book to let us see what happens to many of the characters over the next several years and decades. "
— Glissbliss, 12/26/2013 -
" Loved this book...loved this series. I just wish it did not have to end. The characters are wonderful. "
— Robin, 12/15/2013 -
" was a great 4 book series I loved it!! "
— Dawn, 5/1/2013
About Sara Donati
Sara Donati, pen name of Rosina Lippi, is the internationally bestselling author of the Wilderness series, which includes Into the Wilderness, Dawn on a Distant Shore, Lake in the Clouds, Fire along the Sky, Queen of Swords, and The Endless Forest. The Gilded Hour books follow the story of the descendants of the characters from the Wilderness series. She lives with her family and various pets in an area between the Cascade Mountains and Puget Sound.
About Kate Reading
Kate Reading, named an AudioFile Golden Voice, has recorded hundreds of audiobooks across many genres, over a thirty–year plus career and won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration. Among other awards, she has been recognized as an AudioFile Magazine Voice of the Century, Narrator of the Year, Best Voice in Science Fiction and Fantasy, and winner of an Publisher’s Weekly’s Listen-Up Award. She records at her home studio, Madison Productions, Inc., in Maryland.