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Yet amid the brutal winter that claims half the settlers, an unexpected connection forms between John Alden, a skilled cooper with no family ties, and Priscilla Mullins, a merchant's daughter who loses everything. When the Mayflower reaches Plymouth in 1620, survival—not romance—is on everyone's mind. As spring brings new life to the struggling colony, their relationship blossoms—until cultural differences pull them apart. John clings to tradition while Priscilla explores the healing wisdom of their Wampanoag neighbors.