God's Daughter (Vikings of the New World Saga) - Softcover

Gilbert, Heather Day

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1492880418 ISBN 13: 9781492880417

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

One Viking woman. One God. One legendary journey to North America. In the tenth century, when pagan holy women rule the Viking lands, Gudrid turns her back on her training as a seeress to embrace Christianity. Clinging to her faith, she joins her husband, Finn, on a voyage to North America. But even as Gudrid faces down murderous crewmen, raging sickness, and hostile natives, she realizes her greatest enemy is herself--and the secrets she hides might just tear her marriage apart. Almost five centuries before Columbus, Viking women sailed to North America with their husbands. God's Daughter, Book One in the Vikings of the New World Saga, offers an expansive yet intimate look into the world of Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir--daughter-in-law of Eirik the Red, and the first documented European woman to have a child in North America.

About this title

About the Author

HEATHER DAY GILBERT, an ECPA Christy Award finalist and Grace Award winner, writes contemporary mysteries and Viking historicals. Her novels feature small towns, family relationships, and women who aren't afraid to protect those they love. Publisher's Weekly gave Heather's Viking historical Forest Child a starred review, saying it is "an engaging story depicting timeless human struggles with faith, love, loyalty, and leadership." Find out more at heatherdaygilbert.com.

Review

5-Star Review by Kristi Lindsey for Readers' Favorite

"God's Daughter is one of those gripping novels that leaves the reader unable to face another book for a while after the conclusion...I particularly enjoyed the fact that Christianity was central to the plot without becoming overwhelming or preachy...Gudrid is a protagonist that any woman can identify with and relate to...God's Daughter is not a frivolous or blithe novel, but a richly detailed one, a tale meant to be savored and revisited time and time again."

(full review here: readersfavorite.com/book-review/14284)

"God's Daughter by Heather Day Gilbert is a stirring tenth century saga of early Christianity, and one Viking woman's heroic struggle to sustain her faith and her marriage amidst a dangerous voyage to North America. Heather Day Gilbert's voice is strong and certain, her story world breathtakingly vivid, the character of Gudrid one I will never forget."~ Lori Benton, author of Burning Sky

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1492880418
• ISBN 13: 9781492880417
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 329