

Perfect reading for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing, Hannah’s beautifully wrought dustbowl drama traces the conflicts and challenges faced by a woman and her family journeying to California in search of a better life.
The Four Winds is a deeply moving, powerful story about the strength and resilience of women and the bond between mother and daughter, by the multi-million copy number one bestselling author of The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah.
She will discover the best of herself in the worst of times ...
Texas, 1934. Elsa Martinelli had finally found the life she'd yearned for. A family, a home and a livelihood on a farm on the Great Plains. But when drought threatens all she and her community hold dear, Elsa's world is shattered to the winds.
Fearful of the future, when Elsa wakes to find her husband has fled, she is forced to make the most agonizing decision of her life. Fight for the land she loves or take her beloved children, Loreda and Ant, west to California in search of a better life. Will it be the land of milk and honey? Or will their experience challenge every ounce of strength they possess?
From the overriding love of a mother for her child, the value of female friendship and the ability to love again - against all odds, Elsa's incredible journey is a story of survival, hope and what we do for the ones we love.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781529054583
Number of pages: 464
Weight: 326 g
Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 30 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Powerful and compelling' - Delia Owens, author of Where The Crawdads Sing
'The Four Winds seems eerily prescient in 2021 ... Its message is galvanizing and hopeful' - The New York Times
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