Virginia (Daughters of the Lost Colony, #4) by Shannon McNear

 Return to the “what if” questions surrounding the Lost Colony and explore the possible fate of Virginia Dare--the first English child born in the New World. What happened to her after her grandfather John White returned to England and the colony he established disappeared into the mists of time? Legends abound, but she was indeed a real girl who, if she survived to adulthood, must have also become part of the legacy that is the people of the Outer Banks. In the spring of 1602 by English reckoning, "Ginny," as she is called by family and friends, is fourteen and firmly considered a grown woman by the standards of the People. For her entire life she has watched the beautiful give-and-take of the Kurawoten and other native peoples with the English who came from across the ocean. She's enjoyed being the darling of both English and Kurawoten alike--but a stirring deep inside her will not be put to rest.

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About The Author

 

Shannon McNear loves losing herself in local history. A Midwestern farm girl who lived in Charleston, South Carolina, for more than two decades before being transplanted to North Dakota, she's a military wife, mother of 8, and a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Faith, Hope, & Love Christian Writers. When not cooking, researching, or leaking story from her fingertips, she enjoys being outdoors, basking in the beauty of the northern prairies.

 

My Review

 

 The first baby born in the colonies was Virginia, but then what. She disappeared along with her mother.

The author gives us an opportunity to see how her life might have been, and she did a wonderful job of showing her, and actually her mother's life.

This is a beautiful Christian read, and we see how faith plays out everywhere, as it should, but the warm feeling of knowing those around you are saved.

Life is not easy, and there is danger, and some do not get to make it to adulthood.

Now this is book four in a series, but yes, it can be read along.

I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Barbour, and was not required to give a positive review.