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The Vaster Wilds
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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Brought to you by Penguin.
From the three-time national book award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Fates and Furies and Matrix.
Part of a loose trilogy based on the end of empire, The Vaster Wilds is the story of a young girl who is servant to a minister and his young mistress, and in charge of their young daughter Bess. On an epic voyage across the Atlantic, ship-wrecked, far from home and fighting for survival, the protagonist of Lauren Groff's extraordinary new novel must endure but also find meaning in the journey.
Critic reviews
Groff is a mastermind, a masterpiece creator, an intoxicating magician. I wait with impatience for every book and I am always surprised and delighted. The Vaster Wilds feels like her bravest yet, hallucinatory, divine, beyond belief but also entirely human (Daisy Johnson)
Lauren Groff is one of the finest novelists of our age. Her writing is searingly beautiful - delicate and powerful at the same time. The voice of the unnamed girl is haunting and the descriptions of the wild lands are deliciously poetic. The Vaster Wilds first grabs you tenderly and then refuses to let go. It's exquisite, heart-wrenching and utterly mesmerising (Andrea Wulf)
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- Anonymous User
- 18-02-24
Superb!
Beautiful and original, strangely consoling story for these challenging times! Great reading too. I’ll buy te book as well.
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- Emma Charlton
- 07-01-24
The incredible descriptiveness and utter misery.
The descriptions of everything was so detailed and vivid, the will to survive and the resourcefulness of the girl are the strength of this story. At times the utter misery that is experienced is depressing but it is not without an ultimate uplifting perspective. Amazing beauty and appreciation of the true spirit of this human being and the world around her.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-01-24
A tale of a woman's misery, with no real storyline
A highly descriptive account of a woman on the run. It describes her journey through a forest, attempts to stay warm and find food, with a weak and uninteresting back story that fails to interest you.
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