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Summary: "fine prose and plot"
Review: I found this great book after reading the review of it in the Orlando Sentinel. The reviewer said: "Donati's literate prose, tightly controlled plot with its well placed twists and attention to realistic detail keep this novel from deteriorating.... Donati deftly accomplishes a sequel's toughest task--keeping the characters fresh and engaging. While the deepending relationship between Nathaniel and Elizabeth is the novel's centerpiece, some delightful secondary characters are cast into major roles that enrich the story...like INTO THE WILDERNESS, DAWN ON A DISTANT SHORE will keep readers up into the wee hours. We can only hope Donati ha her own supply of midnight oil that she is using to write the third installment of this worthy and satisfying series."I think this reviewer hit it right on the head.
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Summary: a wonderful read, very exciting
Review: I love a good sea-faring tale, and this one really moved. This isn't a romance like the Fabio romances (if you're looking for Kathleen Woodwiss, you will be disappointed). There is a great love story (more than one!) and a lot of great adventure, and wonderful characters. Now I'm going to go read the first novel in the series. I hope there will be more.
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Summary: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Review: It's a good thing that I read Into the Wilderness first or I never would have bothered to read another one of her books. I read it all, but I will admit I "skimmed" over the last of it. It was a definite sleeper.
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Summary: A boring disappointment!
Review: Her first book was a real page turner and I couldn't wait for this one to come out. This was a sleeper. The ocean voyage went on forever. I felt like I was actually on the voyage with the voyage never ending. I couldn't wait to get of the ship myself. The story line at the castle was a pick-me-up, but you had to read several hundred pages before you got there. I was extemely disappointed in this book and the only reason I finished it was because I didn't want to see the money I spent on the book wasted. The scottish dialect was also very distracting and I had to keep reading passages over and over to get the just of it. Save your money.
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Summary: dawn on a distant shore
Review: Very disapointing. I loved Into the Wilderness and could not wait for DDS, signing up for delivery before it came out in print. I found it difficult to get into and just didn't keep my attention. I actually had to force myself to sit down and finish it. Sadly, DDS lacked the excitement and sexual tensions of Into the Wilderness. Definately not Sara Donati's best work.
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Summary: I am so sad I finished this book!
Review: In To The Wilderness and Dawn on a Distant Shore were fantastic books. I would love to see another one. They held my heart and my attention. A great adventure.
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Summary: Loved it! But read INTO THE WILDERNESS first!
Review: I loved this follow up to Into The Wilderness! It lived up to my expectations and was well worth the wait. For those of you who have not read Sara Donati yet. I strongly suggest reading Into The Wilderness first as there are several references to people and events from that novel. It will enhance your enjoyment of this book and keep you "in the know". I know I always hate it when people chit-chat about a previous party that I was not invited to! Don't let this happen to you. Read the first book first! Then you will not want to wait to read this one. As others have said, these books will take you to another time and another place. You will be so enveloped in the story that your friends and family will have to keep repeating your name to get your attention!
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: Into the Wilderness was absolutely top-notch so maybe my expectations were too high for Dawn on a Distant Shore. This story contained little action and far too much gossip. These wonderful outdoorsmen (and women) were confined to rocking in ships for 300 pages! I was as homesick for the mountains as Hannah was. I love Ms. Donati's characters but I was as uncomfortable as they were in their oversea adventure. I do hope she brings them home for the next installment. If I hadn't read the first book I would never have finished this one - the plot was too much of a stretch - but the Bonners are terrific and I had to know what happened to them.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: A great follow up from Into the Wilderness, again the story of the Bonner's kept me captivated the whole time I was reading it, again the characters are so real that you are living the story with them. I recommend this book very highly, I can't wait for the next one, Sara Donati has done it again, a book not to be missed!
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Summary: Read this book ; make some friends!
Review: Sara Donati is a master of her genre. Her work is exceptionally well researched and her characters are sincere and very endearing. In Dawn of a Distant Shore, the relationships and characters that were introduced in Into the Wilderness grow and surprise us. (Just take the touching relationship between Nathaniel and his exceptionally perceptive daughter Hannah.) If you loved Curiousity in the first book, get ready for a wonderful dose of her and her wisdom in the second. Get the book, settle down in your most comfortable chair, and buckle up! You're in for a wonderful ride!
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