About the Book
Book: The Wanderer’s Legacy (The Wanderer Series Book Three. It can be read as a standalone.)
Author: Natasha Woodcraft
Genre: Biblical Fiction
Release date: April 10, 2025
Adah lives trapped between the life she yearned for and the life she chose. Childless and desperate, she’s failed to produce an heir for her once-devoted husband, Lamech. As his love turns to obsession and control, Adah finds herself drawn to whispered legends of a mysterious Wanderer.
When Lamech takes a second wife, Adah’s world shatters – sending her fleeing to her family home. There, a fragile sense of freedom awakens long-buried hopes. But her body hides a secret that will propel her back into the heart of danger.
As survival becomes a daily challenge, can a legend offer her the salvation she craves? Or does someone else hold the power to help her dwell in safety?
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Author Interview
Something in-between. I have a rough plot outline in mind when I write, but I don’t plan
everything. Rather, my characters drive the story forward. When planning I consider, what are
their limitations and the lies they're telling themselves? How is God going to shine truth into their
lives that will transform them?
I think in dialogue, so while I’m writing the book, conversations will flow in my head and I’ll get
them down as quickly as possible. Then the characters will keep talking while I’m doing the
dishes or the laundry, or walking the dog, and I’ll have to quickly voice memo the conversations
and write it down later! So yeah, those pesky characters really do control the process. Ha ha.
2. What is your favorite part about writing?
I love drafting the original story, and I like to do this in chunks, so I can really absorb myself into
the ancient world I’m writing about and get to know my characters. I’m not great at writing in
small bursts, so I try to set aside a week a month where I just write – note the word try! Life
often takes over! I also love editing and perfecting the words.
3. What is your least favorite part about writing?
The afterwards. I’m not great at talking about my books. I love them, but I’m an introvert in real
life, and I have to step outside my comfort zone a lot to do any kind of promotion.
I normally write at a desk, though I’ll often draft sitting on the sofa as I’m less distracted that
way. My view is out over my garden. I live in a farmhouse in Lincolnshire, UK, so from my
window, I can see our orchard of fruit trees, our field, and the barn where our goats are. Animal
antics feature a lot in my stories, and The Wanderer’s Legacy has some very naughty goats in
it!
5. Where do you get your ideas for your books?
My books are set in Biblical times, exploring the stories of lesser-known or obscure Bible
characters. They often deal with tough things, considering God’s redemptive purposes for
messy people, just like me.
This one is about Lamech, Adah and Zillah in Genesis 4. It considers how one man could get to
the point of openly admitting to murder. Lamech is a descendant of Cain, the first murderer, but
where Cain hid his crime, Lamech admitted it. Why?
6. Do bits of yourself/friends show up in your characters?
All my books contain a truth that God has revealed to me for a season. For example, The
Wanderer’s Legacy is based on Psalm 4:8, “In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone,
Lord, make me dwell in safety.” Adah’s life is really tough, and she must learn to trust that God
is looking out for her and not try to make her own way. My characters all begin believing a
spiritual lie, and their journey is one of finding the truth and drawing closer to the Father.
Whenever I am writing or releasing a book, I always feel that truth being tested in my own life,
and I have to spend a lot of time on my knees.
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About the Author
Natasha Woodcraft lives in the UK with her family of boys and menagerie of animals. She holds an honours degree in Theology and believes stories have power to communicate deep truth and transform lives. Her novels explore God’s redemptive purposes for ordinary, messy people living in biblical times.
More from Natasha
I wrote The Wanderer’s Legacy because I believe stories have the power to communicate deep truths and transform lives, and Bible stories are no exception! Lamech, the first man to have two wives, features way back in Genesis 4, after Cain & Abel and before Noah. It’s not even a story, really, it’s a little poem stuck at the end of a chapter. What is it doing there, and what can it teach us about God’s goodness during a really dark time in humanity’s history?
That’s what this novel is about. It was an excuse to engage deeply with that story and the result is full of biblical truth that I hope will draw the reader closer to Jesus, understanding how his redemptive purposes are woven through the fabric of the whole Bible, even obscure little poems that almost feel like a sidenote.
Rather than telling you more, I’m just going to share the opening with you, to give you a taster…
“Adah presses her back to the pillar, squeezing into its evening shadow. Her heavy breathing is almost as loud as the heartbeat pummelling in her head. Surely someone will hear?
Her chance to escape diminishes with every moment of delay. She is a desert jerboa – alert, aware of every sight and smell, yet frozen in place as she awaits her predator’s pounce.
Azurak should be occupied. Her son arranged it when she pleaded with him on hands and knees, eyes streaming in desperation. But Adah is sure she hears him. His rasping breath and distinct blood-soaked-campfire smell linger, fusing her feet to the ground.
Unless it’s someone worse than Azurak. Perhaps her husband will find her.”
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Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, April 19
For the Love of Literature, April 20 (Author Interview)
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Tell Tale Book Reviews, April 22 (Author Interview)
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Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Natasha is giving away the grand prize of a $20 Amazon gift card and a paperback copy of the book!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
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