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has been found dead in a culvert near the schoolgrounds—and in the pocket of his drenched waistcoat is an incriminating note penned by the young William Heathcote

But Ari let her secret slip to save them and suddenly the stakes of their journey are so much higher

just as desperate to escape her fate

When she saves the life of a cowardly prince

but deeply humanizing

The Vaster Wilds: A Novel Edition:Hardcover has been found dead inAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023 NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, TIME, ESQUIRE, VOGUE, LA TIMES, SLATE, HARPER'S BAZAAR and others Part historical, part horror, part breathless thriller, part wilderness survival tale, The Vaster Wilds is a story about the lengths to which we will go to stay alive."NPR staff pick Lauren Groff just reinvented the adventure novel."Los Angeles Times