The Vaster Wilds by Lauren GroffMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Gorgeous writing in this book! Takes place in the pre-America time, when the first settlers came and tried to establish a colony. They are dying of starvation and disease. A girl escapes and runs, runs through the woods and the vast wilderness hoping to reach the French. The journey is the tale, nature was unknown to her and now in full force.
The girl is not named, later as she is running there is backstory, discovering the story of her life how she came to be in that dying fort. As a servant that came from an orphanage she had several names, but none she felt were true to herself.
As she runs and gets more injured and yet still carries on, it is amazing at the force of her own nature. She derives her will from nature as well.
There are layers within the book, and the ending provides several interpretations. I could see this being read again and getting more out of the material. I don’t reread often, there are so many other books…
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