Contemporary Book Club -- Isola by Allegra Goodman

Isola by Allegra Goodman

Heir to a fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and
gentility. Then she is orphaned, and her guardian spends her inheritance
and forces her to accompany him on an expedition to New France. That
journey takes an unexpected turn when Marguerite, accused of betrayal, is
brutally punished and abandoned on a small island.

Once a child of privilege who dressed in gowns and laced pearls in her
hair, Marguerite finds herself at the mercy of nature. As the weather turns,
blanketing the island in ice, she discovers a faith she had never needed
before.