The MISTS of MANITTOO

About the Book

THE MISTS OF MANITTOO, the first book in THE DOWLAND TRILOGY, is a fascinating tale of a revolutionary love breaking barriers of culture, race, language, and class. Set in colonial Massachusetts, Elizabeth Dowland, a land heiress, runs in despair from a marriage contract with the minister of Sweetwood, and finds a life of happiness, meaning and independence with Silent Fox, the gentle Indian who saves her life. Beth’s joyful commitment to a totally new way of life embraces plural marriage and the struggle to reconcile her family to this ideal union, a vision of love in its truest sense.

About the Author

LOIS SWANN, novelist, is the author of the much praised historical novels, THE MISTS OF MANITTOO, TORN COVENANTS, and SIPPICON, comprising THE DOWLAND TRILOGY, and the contemporary novel, THE PAINTER. She has a background in theatre and corporate banking as well as in freelance teaching and editing. Her firm belief that a People’s language illustrates their character led her to interweave Narragansett with English dialogue and description in THE DOWLAND TRILOGY. A native New Yorker, she currently lives on Cape Cod with her husband, a sea captain