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New England, 1643. A meeting in the forest between a rebellious young Englishman and a visionary Wampanoag leads to a dangerous collision of societies, an epic sea journey, and the making of an unforgettable friendship. Will Poole's Island is a tale of adventure, wonder, and mystery in which a young man discovers that he is destined for more than his narrow upbringing led him to expect.

New Meadow Plantation, His Majesty’s Connecticut Colonies, 1643.In a walled English village crouched at the edge of a North American wilderness believed to be inhabited by monsters and devil-worshipping savages, Will Poole has a different way of thinking. He finds everything about his home confining and longs for the freedom of the untracked forest. While hunting a black she-wolf that has been raiding the plantation’s flocks, he encounters Squamiset, an English-speaking native who has a profound impact on his life. Will is reprimanded by John E. Rockingham, the formidable Governor of the plantation, for fraternizing with heathens. Ignoring the Governor’s warning, Will is caught and imprisoned along with a childhood friend accused of murder. When Squamiset rescues them and the three renegades flee Rockingham’s wrath, Will’s life takes a radical turn as he discovers that his fate is linked with the native people and his destiny is intertwined with the mystical spirits of the New World.Will Poole’s Island is a tale of friendship, adventure, mystery, and wonder in which a young man discovers that he is destined for more than the narrow existence his culture and upbringing led him to expect.

"Immersive . . . This riveting portrayal of early Colonial New England shines a speculative but compelling light on the time and place." -- Kirkus Reviews New England, 1643. A meeting in the forest between a rebellious young Englishman and a visionary Wampanoag leads to a dangerous collision of societies, an epic sea journey, and the making of an unforgettable friendship. Will Poole's Island is a tale of adventure, wonder, and mystery in which a young man discovers that he is destined for more than his narrow upbringing led him to expect. "Tim Weed's Will Poole's Island is a doorway to an earlier world when the United States existed as a borderless tract of land whose dimensions could hardly be imagined. This is a superb novel, written with truth and daring at its core." -- Joseph Monninger, National Endowment for the Arts Fellow and author of The World as We Know It

New England, 1643. In a walled English village crouched at the edge of a wilderness believed to be haunted by monsters and devil-worshiping savages, Will Poole chafes against the constraints of Puritan society and is visited by strange hallucinations that fill him with unease. Hunting in the forest, he encounters Squamiset, an enigmatic native elder whose influence will open the door to possibilities well beyond the narrow existence his upbringing led him to expect. The meeting leads to a dangerous collision of worldviews, an epic sea voyage, and the making of an unforgettable friendship. Green Writers Press is thrilled to present a new audio edition of Will Poole’s Island, a novel of literary adventure, mystery, and wonder that offers listeners of all ages an experience of early America that feels fresh and entirely relevant to our own times.