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The Vaster Wilds

By: Lauren Groff
Narrated by: January LaVoy
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Brought to you by Penguin.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A profound and explosive novel about a spirited girl alone in the wilderness, trying to survive

A servant girl escapes from a settlement. She carries nothing with her but her wits, a few possessions, and the spark of god that burns hot within her. What she finds is beyond the limits of her imagination and will bend her belief of everything that her own civilization has taught her.

The Vaster Wilds is a work of raw and prophetic power that tells the story of America in miniature, through one girl at a hinge point in history, to ask how -and if - we can adapt quickly enough to save ourselves.

'Exhilarating' GUARDIAN
'Her writing has a timeless quality' THE TIMES
'[Has] a visionary quality' OBSERVER

©2023 Lauren Groff (P)2023 Penguin Books Ltd

 Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction

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Critic reviews

I could not stop reading. A haunting, thrilling, gripping and rich. An unputdownable adventure, a mystery and a strange beautiful redemption (Naomi Alderman)

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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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.

The incredible descriptiveness and utter misery.

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Beautiful and original, strangely consoling story for these challenging times! Great reading too. I’ll buy te book as well.

Superb!

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Loved this book, it kept my attention and interest throughout, and ‘girl’…. Is a truly inspiring character. The connection with nature and the ideas of connectivity & life and death & our impact upon the other. Brilliantly written.

A very visceral read

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was not to my taste at all. wish I hadn't purchased at all. try sample before buying

didn't enjoy at all

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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.

A tale of a woman's misery, with no real storyline

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