May 16, 2016 · 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.

Sep 21, 2023 · Lauren Groff has said that Robinson Crusoe is one of the inspirations for her new historical novel The Vaster Wilds; but, her heroine's extreme adventure in the forest primeval of...

Set in colonial Virginia, Groff's fifth novel, The Vaster Wilds, is about a servant girl who "escapes from a colonial settlement in the wilderness. She carries nothing with her but her wits, a few possessions, and the spark of god that burns hot within her."

Aug 14, 2024 · The Vaster Wilds, written by Lauren Groff, and published in 2023, is a historical fiction novel which takes us back to the early 1600s, telling the story of a young servant girl fleeing Jamestown’s harsh winter of hunger and sickness.

Sep 8, 2023 · Famine gnaws at the center of “The Vaster Wilds,” the fifth novel from the Florida-based author Lauren Groff, a three-time finalist for the National Book Award. Groff’s characters are...

Sep 12, 2023 · Lauren Groff’s magnificent new novel, The Vaster Wilds, follows this girl as she makes her way into the wild, surviving on squirrels, mushrooms, duck eggs, and her own fierce determination....

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.

Sep 11, 2023 · Acclaimed author Lauren Groff's new novel, The Vaster Wilds, is about a young girl on the run during Colonial times. But the writer is really questioning — what will it take to survive today?

Sep 12, 2023 · 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.

The Vaster Wilds is a historical survival-adventure novel by Lauren Groff, published in 2023. Set in approximately 1610, it follows the flight of a teenage serving girl from the colony of Jamestown during a deadly winter of starvation and disease.