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"The Bestselling Hardcover Novel of the Year."--Publishers Weekly
Book of the Month Club's Best Book of 2021
Selected for The Texas Library Association's 2022 Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List
"The Four Winds seems eerily prescient in 2021 . . . Its message is galvanizing and hopeful: We are a nation of scrappy survivors. We’ve been in dire straits before; we will be again. Hold your people close.”―The New York Times
"A spectacular tour de force that shines a spotlight on the indispensable but often overlooked role of Greatest Generation women."―People
"Brutally beautiful."―Newsweek
"Epic and transporting, a stirring story of hardship and love...Majestic and absorbing."―USA Today
"Through one woman’s survival during the harsh and haunting Dust Bowl, master storyteller, Kristin Hannah, reminds us that the human heart and our Earth are as tough, yet as fragile, asa change in the wind. This mother’s soul, suffering the same drought as the land, attempts to cross deserts and beat starvation to save her children with a fierce inner strength called motherhood. A timely novel highlighting the worth and delicate nature of Nature itself." ―Delia Owens, author of WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
"A powerful, stirring, wind-swept tale set in Depression-era America that makes your heart break and soar in equal measure. An escape into the past with timely echoes to the present. Kristin Hannah is a classic storyteller and The Four Winds sees her at the top of her game.” -- MATT HAIG, New York Times bestselling author of THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY
"Wow. I have been left with a bursting heart. Prepare to go on a journey. The story of Elsa and her family will sweep you up on its wings and plunge you to the depths of feeling. This novel is crucial for our times: although set during the Great Depression and the terrible dust bowls, it holds up a mirror to our current world and asks us to look and to understand deeply. It is a story of migration, poverty, prejudice - it shines a light on a crisis that is all too real in today’s world. Yet, it is also a story of love, family, unbreakable bonds, bravery and hope. I will never forget the characters, what they endured and how they hoped and loved. I feel that I will be forever touched by them. I loved this book so much!" --Christy Lefteri, author of THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO
"The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah is a captivating, heartbreaking tale of a family who will do anything for each other ― and everything to survive. The strength of Hannah’s prose brings the characters to life in a way that will make you unable to tear yourself away from them. You will celebrate their triumphs, mourn their tragedies, and commend their bravery.
Through it all, it is easy to feel Hannah’s desire to honor those who lived and fought through this devastating time in history. The Four Winds is also an ode to the strength and ferocity of mothers, and a declaration that sometimes, love is the only thing that holds us together.
Above all else, The Four Winds is merely a really good story, one that hits you in all the right places and will keep surprising you until the end."―Associated Press
"One woman’s journey exemplifies the hard choices families faced when confronted with survival versus a sense of home."―GoodMorningAmerica.com
"Hannah brings Dust Bowl migration to life in this riveting story of love, courage, and sacrifice...combines gritty realism with emotionally rich characters and lyrical prose that rings brightly and true from the first line"― Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Outstanding.... [A] rich, rewarding read about family ties, perseverance, and women's friendships and fortitude." ― Booklist (starred review)
"The Four Winds is a sweeping epic about an American struggling to keep her family afloat. It feels eerily timely as it highlights the ways women rally during a national crisis."―Real Simple
"A heartbreaking but beautiful story of sacrifice, courage, love, and hope. Grab the tissues."―The Skimm
About the Author
Reviews:
“Be Brave….. Or Pretend To Be. It’s All The Same”
I write this review with the same heavy heart that I wrote for “The Nightingale.” Ms. Hannah has a gift that, in my opinion, VERY FEW authors possess; storytelling with off- the- chart passion, vision and heart. As with my last read I am compelled to state that readers will be transported into the story and literally become one with the environment, the people, and the adverse conditions they experience. The stellar writing makes it virtually impossible to distance oneself from the story at hand.The drought, the deprivation, the betrayal, tests the human spirit beyond comprehension. Elsa and her children, Loreda and “Ant” must make a difficult decision. I don’t want to offer any spoilers because I believe readers need to allow the story to unfold for themselves naturally as they read. I will say, however, this story epitomizes the bond between mother/child that is cemented at birth and is life long. It is also a true self discovery novel for the main character, Elsa. Her mother in law, Rose, is an amazing woman and so insightful. One of my favorite passages is this one shared at the birth of Loreda…. “Believe me Elsa, this girl will love you as no one ever has… and make you crazy and try your soul, often all at the same time.” Elsa and Loreda’s relationship is similar to many mother/daughter relationships in life. But… LOVE endures despite the volatility. THAT is the definition of motherhood. “” Elsa: “You taught me love. You, first in the whole world, and my love for you will outlive me.”I STRONGLY recommend this book. I’m convinced it will enlighten you as it has me about a time and place in our country’s history known as the Dust Bowl in the central plains, the severe drought and The Great Depression. It helped me understand the plight of proud, hardworking families forced to migrate to the West for a perceived better life and the fight for a fair wage and living conditions. You go, Jack Valen! It is not a light read for the purpose of entertaining only. This story will touch you, soul deep. As with The Nightingale, I will never forget the story and its relevance in modern times too. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟…..♾️!The Audible narration is superb! 👍🏻👍🏻
HANNAH IS AMAZING
The incredibly talented Kristin Hannah’s newest effort, “The Four Winds,” once again, showcases her writing ability: a remarkable story with unforgettable characters, reader appeal, and grammatical sparkle. There are not many authors like Hannah around, so it is refreshing to get a new book from her every now and then. As usual, my counsel is to not miss it.Elsa Wolcott, enters the 1920s at a stressful time for her. After being newly married at an age considered too mature by most, times get hard in Texas. She and her husband, Rafe, struggle on their Texas farm until 1934, when husband, worn down to a life of morbid desperation caused by poor weather and even poorer soil and failing crops, can’t take the tough life anymore, packs up and leaves for parts unknown, abandoning his equally disparate wife and two raggedy children, all of them sick and hungry. Elsa struggles to keep it together through relentless dust storms and droughts that continue to ravish the already crusty soil, further diminishing the skimpy crops until it also becomes too much for her to handle. She is forced to make a choice. She will probably perish if she stays on the land she loves or she can move to golden California where life is easy and much kinder, or so she is told. Making a hard decision, she packs their meager belongings, gathers what little money they have, and, with children in tow, begins the trek to an easier life in an old, broken-down truck.But California is not that golden. Too many people like her have fled their horrible existence and reached the promised land already, making harsh demands on the land that can’t be met. So now she has to continue working like a dog, picking cotton for little or no money, struggling to get food for her family, fighting the resentment of California natives over “Okies” moving in, and trying to find jobs where none exist. Living in a huge farm worker settlement alongside a dirty water ditch, her existence is worse than before. But she struggles on.This story is about unbending willpower. The author has piled immense hardship on her characters and has ways of communicating the privation that will bring tears and gut-wrenching pain to her readers. Her protagonists struggle along, dragging readers with them actually passing along their pain and discomfort as actual physical events to those that are reading about them. Think of Jack London and his characters suffering the immense cold of below zero temperatures or tortured slaves as they suffer through their chained existence in the stinking holds of sea-tossed slave ships. The adversity is actually physically felt by the reader. Hannah has that kind of reality in her writing.No spoilers here. You’ll actually have to read this book to get relief from the agony, and I recommend that you do.Schuyler T WallaceAuthor of TIN LIZARD TALES
wonderful book
Ms. Hanna's books are not great literature but rather captivating story telling. Her protagonist are women that have minimal self-awareness at the start and become complete, complex admirable women. This novel is one of my favorites of her's. It is a good read with good lessons for all of us.
Beautifully written, i got totally immersed in the story!
Amazing story and beautifully written. The only thing i could criticise a bit would be the ending,it felt a bit forced and unrealistic, but overall i highly recommend.
Me gusta! Calidad precio perfecto !!
No puedo creer que me salga mas barato un libro importado! y en inglés!!!
A story of courage and resilience during the Great Depression..
Elsa is a young woman growing up in Texas in a well-to-do but emotionally distant family. Frail after a childhood bout of rheumatic fever, she feels unloved and unwanted, convinced she is plain and undesirable. At 25, still unmarried unlike her sisters, Elsa longs for a different life. When she meets Rafe Martinelli, a charming young man from a working-class background, she falls in love. But when she becomes pregnant out of wedlock, her parents disown her.Forced to leave her privileged life behind, Elsa moves in with Rafe’s family on their farm. Life there is tough and unrelenting, but she adapts and builds a life with Rafe, raising two children, Loreda and Ant. As the Great Depression sets in and a devastating drought destroys their land, Elsa is faced with an impossible choice: stay and endure, or flee west to California in search of a better future for her children.What follows is a gripping portrayal of Elsa’s journey as she faces poverty, discrimination, and brutal working conditions in California. Yet through every hardship, her love for her children give her strength. The Texan dust storms, once unbearable, almost seem gentler than the cruelty she encounters in the so-called land of opportunity.The Four Winds is a powerful story of maternal love, female resilience, friendship, and sacrifice. It also makes us see the inequality, work exploitation, and the myth of the American Dream, asking whether it is truly attainable for all, or just for a privileged few.Elsa is a deeply developed and compelling protagonist. However, some of the secondary characters, particularly Rafe, could have been more developed. That said, the emotional impact and historical richness of the novel more than make up for this.A thoroughly moving and unforgettable read, both heartbreaking and inspiring.
Better than the Nightingale
I gave this novel a try after all the positive accolades. I wasn’t expecting much, but was hoping it would be better than the Nightgale, which was a generous 4/5 for me. This met and exceeded my expectations. It’s much better written, very gripping, with flawed characters that you want to root for. There is so much history and I loved learning what I wasn’t taught in school. The daily hardships of life at that time and in that region were brought to life in such a moving way. The struggles of a single mother were so eloquently developed and described. The dialogues felt real and human. This kind of book makes you appreciate life in the 21st century, and be grateful for all the things we take for granted.To those giving this book a low rating because of the ending: 1) grow up; 2) perhaps you should stick to the Hallmark channel; 3) what better ending than your child achieving what you wished them to be when they were born?You won’t regret reading this one.
Powerful, courageous women on the Plains!
Another great Kristen Hannah read!
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
Review
"The Bestselling Hardcover Novel of the Year."--Publishers Weekly
Book of the Month Club's Best Book of 2021
Selected for The Texas Library Association's 2022 Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List
"The Four Winds seems eerily prescient in 2021 . . . Its message is galvanizing and hopeful: We are a nation of scrappy survivors. We’ve been in dire straits before; we will be again. Hold your people close.”―The New York Times
"A spectacular tour de force that shines a spotlight on the indispensable but often overlooked role of Greatest Generation women."―People
"Brutally beautiful."―Newsweek
"Epic and transporting, a stirring story of hardship and love...Majestic and absorbing."―USA Today
"Through one woman’s survival during the harsh and haunting Dust Bowl, master storyteller, Kristin Hannah, reminds us that the human heart and our Earth are as tough, yet as fragile, asa change in the wind. This mother’s soul, suffering the same drought as the land, attempts to cross deserts and beat starvation to save her children with a fierce inner strength called motherhood. A timely novel highlighting the worth and delicate nature of Nature itself." ―Delia Owens, author of WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
"A powerful, stirring, wind-swept tale set in Depression-era America that makes your heart break and soar in equal measure. An escape into the past with timely echoes to the present. Kristin Hannah is a classic storyteller and The Four Winds sees her at the top of her game.” -- MATT HAIG, New York Times bestselling author of THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY
"Wow. I have been left with a bursting heart. Prepare to go on a journey. The story of Elsa and her family will sweep you up on its wings and plunge you to the depths of feeling. This novel is crucial for our times: although set during the Great Depression and the terrible dust bowls, it holds up a mirror to our current world and asks us to look and to understand deeply. It is a story of migration, poverty, prejudice - it shines a light on a crisis that is all too real in today’s world. Yet, it is also a story of love, family, unbreakable bonds, bravery and hope. I will never forget the characters, what they endured and how they hoped and loved. I feel that I will be forever touched by them. I loved this book so much!" --Christy Lefteri, author of THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO
"The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah is a captivating, heartbreaking tale of a family who will do anything for each other ― and everything to survive. The strength of Hannah’s prose brings the characters to life in a way that will make you unable to tear yourself away from them. You will celebrate their triumphs, mourn their tragedies, and commend their bravery.
Through it all, it is easy to feel Hannah’s desire to honor those who lived and fought through this devastating time in history. The Four Winds is also an ode to the strength and ferocity of mothers, and a declaration that sometimes, love is the only thing that holds us together.
Above all else, The Four Winds is merely a really good story, one that hits you in all the right places and will keep surprising you until the end."―Associated Press
"One woman’s journey exemplifies the hard choices families faced when confronted with survival versus a sense of home."―GoodMorningAmerica.com
"Hannah brings Dust Bowl migration to life in this riveting story of love, courage, and sacrifice...combines gritty realism with emotionally rich characters and lyrical prose that rings brightly and true from the first line"― Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Outstanding.... [A] rich, rewarding read about family ties, perseverance, and women's friendships and fortitude." ― Booklist (starred review)
"The Four Winds is a sweeping epic about an American struggling to keep her family afloat. It feels eerily timely as it highlights the ways women rally during a national crisis."―Real Simple
"A heartbreaking but beautiful story of sacrifice, courage, love, and hope. Grab the tissues."―The Skimm
About the Author
Reviews:
“Be Brave….. Or Pretend To Be. It’s All The Same”
I write this review with the same heavy heart that I wrote for “The Nightingale.” Ms. Hannah has a gift that, in my opinion, VERY FEW authors possess; storytelling with off- the- chart passion, vision and heart. As with my last read I am compelled to state that readers will be transported into the story and literally become one with the environment, the people, and the adverse conditions they experience. The stellar writing makes it virtually impossible to distance oneself from the story at hand.The drought, the deprivation, the betrayal, tests the human spirit beyond comprehension. Elsa and her children, Loreda and “Ant” must make a difficult decision. I don’t want to offer any spoilers because I believe readers need to allow the story to unfold for themselves naturally as they read. I will say, however, this story epitomizes the bond between mother/child that is cemented at birth and is life long. It is also a true self discovery novel for the main character, Elsa. Her mother in law, Rose, is an amazing woman and so insightful. One of my favorite passages is this one shared at the birth of Loreda…. “Believe me Elsa, this girl will love you as no one ever has… and make you crazy and try your soul, often all at the same time.” Elsa and Loreda’s relationship is similar to many mother/daughter relationships in life. But… LOVE endures despite the volatility. THAT is the definition of motherhood. “” Elsa: “You taught me love. You, first in the whole world, and my love for you will outlive me.”I STRONGLY recommend this book. I’m convinced it will enlighten you as it has me about a time and place in our country’s history known as the Dust Bowl in the central plains, the severe drought and The Great Depression. It helped me understand the plight of proud, hardworking families forced to migrate to the West for a perceived better life and the fight for a fair wage and living conditions. You go, Jack Valen! It is not a light read for the purpose of entertaining only. This story will touch you, soul deep. As with The Nightingale, I will never forget the story and its relevance in modern times too. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟…..♾️!The Audible narration is superb! 👍🏻👍🏻
HANNAH IS AMAZING
The incredibly talented Kristin Hannah’s newest effort, “The Four Winds,” once again, showcases her writing ability: a remarkable story with unforgettable characters, reader appeal, and grammatical sparkle. There are not many authors like Hannah around, so it is refreshing to get a new book from her every now and then. As usual, my counsel is to not miss it.Elsa Wolcott, enters the 1920s at a stressful time for her. After being newly married at an age considered too mature by most, times get hard in Texas. She and her husband, Rafe, struggle on their Texas farm until 1934, when husband, worn down to a life of morbid desperation caused by poor weather and even poorer soil and failing crops, can’t take the tough life anymore, packs up and leaves for parts unknown, abandoning his equally disparate wife and two raggedy children, all of them sick and hungry. Elsa struggles to keep it together through relentless dust storms and droughts that continue to ravish the already crusty soil, further diminishing the skimpy crops until it also becomes too much for her to handle. She is forced to make a choice. She will probably perish if she stays on the land she loves or she can move to golden California where life is easy and much kinder, or so she is told. Making a hard decision, she packs their meager belongings, gathers what little money they have, and, with children in tow, begins the trek to an easier life in an old, broken-down truck.But California is not that golden. Too many people like her have fled their horrible existence and reached the promised land already, making harsh demands on the land that can’t be met. So now she has to continue working like a dog, picking cotton for little or no money, struggling to get food for her family, fighting the resentment of California natives over “Okies” moving in, and trying to find jobs where none exist. Living in a huge farm worker settlement alongside a dirty water ditch, her existence is worse than before. But she struggles on.This story is about unbending willpower. The author has piled immense hardship on her characters and has ways of communicating the privation that will bring tears and gut-wrenching pain to her readers. Her protagonists struggle along, dragging readers with them actually passing along their pain and discomfort as actual physical events to those that are reading about them. Think of Jack London and his characters suffering the immense cold of below zero temperatures or tortured slaves as they suffer through their chained existence in the stinking holds of sea-tossed slave ships. The adversity is actually physically felt by the reader. Hannah has that kind of reality in her writing.No spoilers here. You’ll actually have to read this book to get relief from the agony, and I recommend that you do.Schuyler T WallaceAuthor of TIN LIZARD TALES
wonderful book
Ms. Hanna's books are not great literature but rather captivating story telling. Her protagonist are women that have minimal self-awareness at the start and become complete, complex admirable women. This novel is one of my favorites of her's. It is a good read with good lessons for all of us.
Beautifully written, i got totally immersed in the story!
Amazing story and beautifully written. The only thing i could criticise a bit would be the ending,it felt a bit forced and unrealistic, but overall i highly recommend.
Me gusta! Calidad precio perfecto !!
No puedo creer que me salga mas barato un libro importado! y en inglés!!!
A story of courage and resilience during the Great Depression..
Elsa is a young woman growing up in Texas in a well-to-do but emotionally distant family. Frail after a childhood bout of rheumatic fever, she feels unloved and unwanted, convinced she is plain and undesirable. At 25, still unmarried unlike her sisters, Elsa longs for a different life. When she meets Rafe Martinelli, a charming young man from a working-class background, she falls in love. But when she becomes pregnant out of wedlock, her parents disown her.Forced to leave her privileged life behind, Elsa moves in with Rafe’s family on their farm. Life there is tough and unrelenting, but she adapts and builds a life with Rafe, raising two children, Loreda and Ant. As the Great Depression sets in and a devastating drought destroys their land, Elsa is faced with an impossible choice: stay and endure, or flee west to California in search of a better future for her children.What follows is a gripping portrayal of Elsa’s journey as she faces poverty, discrimination, and brutal working conditions in California. Yet through every hardship, her love for her children give her strength. The Texan dust storms, once unbearable, almost seem gentler than the cruelty she encounters in the so-called land of opportunity.The Four Winds is a powerful story of maternal love, female resilience, friendship, and sacrifice. It also makes us see the inequality, work exploitation, and the myth of the American Dream, asking whether it is truly attainable for all, or just for a privileged few.Elsa is a deeply developed and compelling protagonist. However, some of the secondary characters, particularly Rafe, could have been more developed. That said, the emotional impact and historical richness of the novel more than make up for this.A thoroughly moving and unforgettable read, both heartbreaking and inspiring.
Better than the Nightingale
I gave this novel a try after all the positive accolades. I wasn’t expecting much, but was hoping it would be better than the Nightgale, which was a generous 4/5 for me. This met and exceeded my expectations. It’s much better written, very gripping, with flawed characters that you want to root for. There is so much history and I loved learning what I wasn’t taught in school. The daily hardships of life at that time and in that region were brought to life in such a moving way. The struggles of a single mother were so eloquently developed and described. The dialogues felt real and human. This kind of book makes you appreciate life in the 21st century, and be grateful for all the things we take for granted.To those giving this book a low rating because of the ending: 1) grow up; 2) perhaps you should stick to the Hallmark channel; 3) what better ending than your child achieving what you wished them to be when they were born?You won’t regret reading this one.
Powerful, courageous women on the Plains!
Another great Kristen Hannah read!
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