The Osprey Girl: A Lost Colony of Roanoke Island Novel

For a young Algonquin girl, life for the remaining people in her village has not been easy. After she's renamed Wushówunan because of her love for a pair of ospreys nesting nearby, she learns about a group of white-skinned strangers living with the people on Croatoan Island. That night, forced from her village by her worst enemy, she must learn to survive alone. When she meets one of the white skins, her life takes yet another turn, and this one will lead to choices, tragedies, and one final decision-either learn to live her life in search of peace or in search of vengeance, because attempting to do both will destroy her.

The first novel to utilize the latest archeology finds concerning the iconic Lost Colony of Roanoke Island, North Carolina, The Osprey Girl illustrates how those colonists could have assimilated with the Croatoans on what is now called Hatteras Island. The Osprey Girl also includes information found in the historical record that many people may not know without reading books like Scott Dawson's The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island.

In this sixth novel of J. Willis Sanders' Outer Banks of North Carolina series, step back in time to the misty shores of history. Here, both the English and the Croatoans learned, despite having enemies to contend with, by asking this one simple question: If people continue to hate because of what happened in the past, how can anyone hope for peace in the future?

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Buggs Island Books
Published: 05/20/2026
ISBN: 9781954763715
Pages: 396
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.98d