STRANGERS IN OUR MIDST

Two young women learning to survive in their own worlds are forced
to confront even greater challenges when those worlds collide.
Elisabeth, a passenger on the Mayflower, and Attitash, a young
Wampanoag, discover differences in their core beliefs--but also a
common humanity. As they learn to trust each other, their covert
friendship forestalls starvation but can't overcome the distrust that's
widespread in both cultures. In time accusations of witchcraft and
betrayal threaten their friendship and the survival of both societies.
Strangers in Our Midst reimagines a critical moment in our continent's
history, remaining faithful to the historical record while avoiding both
stereotypes and finger-pointing. It describes a time when love, trust,
and understanding struggled to overcome cruelty, hardship, and
deception in all societies--and it does so with great imagination.